名词 n.
1.壳,果壳;荚[C][U]
Peanuts have shells.
花生有壳。2.贝壳,甲[C][U]
The seashore was covered with shells.
海滩上到处是贝壳。3.壳状物;外壳;套,罩[C]4.有甲壳的软体动物[C]5.缄默;冷淡,矜持[C]6.锥形小啤酒杯[C]7.(计划等的)梗概,轮廓[C]8.炮弹;猎枪子弹;弹壳[C]9.轻快的赛艇[C]10.(房屋的)骨架[C]
The building was burned to a shell.
大楼被烧得只剩下空骨架。11.(人的)躯壳[C]
The despair left him a mere shell of a man.
他陷入绝望,形同躯壳。12.地壳;薄硬岩层[C]13.电脑壳,UNIX操作系统中的一部分,是使用者与系统的界面
及物动词 vt.
1.剥...的壳;剥
She is shelling peas.
她在剥豌豆。2.为(麦穗等)去壳3.用贝壳铺;给...装壳体4.炮轰;射击
The town was shelled last night.
昨晚该镇遭到炮击。
不及物动词 vi.
1.(种子等)脱壳2.(金属等)剥落,成碎片落下[(+off)]