shell

英 [ʃel]

美 [ʃel]

n.  (蛋、坚果、某些种子和某些动物的)壳; 壳状物; 炮弹
v.  炮击; 给…去壳

复数：shells　现在分词：shelling　过去分词：shelled　过去式：shelled　第三人称单数：shells　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2687 / COCA.2560

短语动词

短语用例

shell out (for sth)

shell sth↔out (for sth)

• 付（一大笔钱）
  to pay a lot of money for sth
  1. pasta shells
     贝壳形通心粉

习惯用语

n.

come out of your shell
• （和人交谈时）放大胆子，不缩手缩脚
  to become less shy and more confident when talking to other people
to go/retreat etc. into your shell
• 变得羞怯（或内向、孤僻）
  to become shyer and avoid talking to other people

牛津词典

noun

• （蛋、坚果、某些种子和某些动物的）壳
  the hard outer part of eggs, nuts, some seeds and some animals
  1. We collected shells on the beach.
     我们在海滩拾贝壳。
  2. snail shells
     蜗牛壳
  3. walnut shells
     核桃壳
  4. earrings made out of coconut shell
     用椰子壳做的耳坠
• 壳状物
  any object that looks like the shell of a snail or sea creature
  1. pasta shells
     贝壳形通心粉
• 炮弹
  a metal case filled with explosive , to be fired from a large gun
• 炮弹
  a metal case filled with explosive , to be fired from a large gun
• （房屋或船舶等的）骨架，框架，壳体
  the walls or outer structure of sth, for example, an empty building or ship after a fire or a bomb attack
  1. The house was now a shell gutted by flames.
     房子烧得只剩个空骨架了。
  2. My life has been an empty shell since he died.
     他死后，我的生活就成了一个徒有其表的空壳子。
• （任何物体的）外壳，壳体
  any structure that forms a hard outer frame
  1. the body shell of a car
     车身外壳
• （人的）表面性格，表面人格，表面感情，外表
  the outer layer of sb's personality; how they seem to be or feel
  1. She had developed a shell of indifference.
     她养成一副冷漠的外表。

verb

• 炮击
  to fire shells at sth
  1. They shelled the city all night.
     他们整夜炮轰那座城市。
  2. Just as they were leaving the rebels started shelling.
     他们正撤离时，叛军开始炮击。
• 给…去壳
  to remove the shell or covering from nuts, peas , etc.

柯林斯词典

• (蛋、坚果等的)壳
  Theshellof a nut or egg is the hard covering which surrounds it.
  1. They cracked the nuts and removed their shells...
     他们砸开坚果,剥去硬壳。
  2. Once the eggs have hatched the shells are left behind.
     一旦鸡蛋孵化后，蛋壳就没用了。
  3. Shellis the substance that a shell is made of.
     壳质;壳料
  4. ...beads made from ostrich egg shell.
     用鸵鸟蛋壳做成的珠子
• (龟、蜗牛、蟹等的)壳
  Theshellof an animal such as a tortoise, snail, or crab is the hard protective covering that it has around its body or on its back.
• 贝壳
  Shellsare hard objects found on beaches. They are usually pink, white, or brown and are the coverings which used to surround small sea creatures.
  1. I collect shells and interesting seaside items.
     我收集贝壳和海边有趣的小玩意儿。
  2. ...sea shells.
     海里的贝壳
• 剥…的壳;去…的皮
  If youshellnuts, peas, prawns, or other food, you remove their natural outer covering.
  1. She shelled and ate a few nuts.
     她剥了几个坚果吃了。
  2. ...shelled prawns.
     去了皮的对虾
• 自我封闭的外壳;保护壳
  If someone comes out of theirshell, they become more friendly and interested in other people and less quiet, shy, and reserved.
  1. Her normally shy son had come out of his shell.
     她那平时很害羞的儿子已经开始与人交往了。
  2. ...a lonely boy struggling to emerge from his shell.
     一个努力想要走出自我封闭的孤独男孩
• (建筑物、车、船等的)骨架，框架，壳体
  Theshellof a building, boat, car, or other structure is the outside frame of it.
  1. ...the shells of burned buildings...
     大厦被烧毁后露出的框架
  2. The solid feel of the car's shell is impressive.
     这辆汽车的外壳给人的感觉异常坚固。
• 炮弹
  Ashellis a weapon consisting of a metal container filled with explosives that can be fired from a large gun over long distances.
• 炮轰;炮击
  Toshella place means to fire explosive shells at it.
  1. The rebels shelled the densely-populated suburbs near the port.
     叛乱者炮轰了港口附近人口密集的郊区。

英英释义

noun

• hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
  Synonym:carapacecuticleshield
• the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
  Synonym:platescale
• ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile
• the housing or outer covering of something
  1. the clock has a walnut case
  Synonym:casecasing
• a very light narrow racing boat
  Synonym:racing shell
• a rigid covering that envelops an object
  1. the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice
• the exterior covering of a bird's egg
  Synonym:eggshell
• the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
• the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

verb

• remove the husks from
  1. husk corn
  Synonym:husk
• remove from its shell or outer covering
  1. shell the legumes
  2. shell mussels
• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
  1. Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
  2. We beat the competition
  3. Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
  Synonym:beatbeat outcrushtrouncevanquish
• use explosives on
  1. The enemy has been shelling us all day
  Synonym:blast
• look for and collect shells by the seashore
• hit the pitches of hard and regularly
  1. He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning
• fall out of the pod or husk
  1. The corn shelled
• create by using explosives
  1. blast a passage through the mountain
  Synonym:blast

双语例句

• His spirit has left him and all that remains is the shell of his body.
  他已灵魂出窍，剩下的只是他的躯壳。
• The shell burst overhead.
  炮弹在头顶上爆炸了。
• I collect shells and interesting seaside items.
  我收集贝壳和海边有趣的小玩意儿。
• The shell hit the enemy tank.
  炮弹射中了敌人坦克。
• This cuttlefish has a horny internal shell like a pen.
  这只乌贼有一个笔状的角质内壳。
• The shell surrounding the egg has many important functions.
  蛋壳有许多重要的功能。
• A shell [ An arrow] whizzed past.
  一枚炮弹[一支箭]嗖地飞过。
• This organization is but a empty shell.
  这个机构形同虚设。
• Once the eggs have hatched the shells are left behind.
  一旦鸡蛋孵化后，蛋壳就没用了。
• She was the only woman in Shell's legal department
  她是壳牌公司法律事务部唯一的女性。