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shell

美音:[ʃel ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[ʃel ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.贝壳,壳,外形,炮弹 vt.去壳,脱落,炮轰 vi.剥落,脱壳 设定命令行解释器的位置

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词形变化:

名词:sheller 动词过去式:shelled 过去分词:shelled 现在分词:shelling 第三人称单数:shells

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shell


/ʃel; ʃɛl/
n
1 [C, U] hard outer covering of eggs, of nut-kernels, of some seeds and fruits, and of animals such as oysters, snails, crabs and tortoises (卵、坚果、种子、果实以及牡蛎、蜗牛、蟹、龟等的)壳
*collecting sea-shells on the beach 在海滩捡贝壳
* empty coconut shells 空的椰子壳
* broken pieces of shell 贝壳的碎片. =>illus 见插图.
2 [C]
(a) walls, outer structure, etc of an unfinished or burnt-out building, ship, etc (尚未完工的或被火烧毁房子或船等的)骨架、框架等
*Only the shell of the factory was left after the fire had been put out. 大火扑灭之後, 工厂只剩下个空架子了.
(b) any structure that forms a firm framework or covering (任何形式的)坚固框架或外罩
*the metal shell of the aircraft engine 飞机发动机的金属外壳
* the rigid body shell of a car 汽车坚固的车体外壳.
3 [C]
(a) metal case filled with explosive, to be fired from a large gun 炮弹
*The building was destroyed by an artillery shell. 这座建筑物被炮弹炸毁了. Cf 参看 cartridge1, shot1 4.
(b) (US) = cartridge1.
4 [C] light rowing-boat for racing (轻型的)赛艇.
5 (idm 习语) come out of one's `shell become less shy, reserved, etc 不再羞怯、沉默等
*She used to be so quiet, but now she's really coming out of her shell and chatting to everyone. 她一向沉默寡言, 但现在可真活了, 跟谁都能谈得来. go, retire, withdraw, etc into one's `shell become more shy, reserved, etc 越发羞怯、沉默等
*Her rejection of him seems to have made him go back into his shell. 他遭她拒绝後就更不爱吭声了.

v
1 [Tn] (US also shuck) remove the shell of (sth) 除去(某物)的壳
*shell peas, peanuts, almonds, etc 剥豌豆、花生、杏仁等
* (saying 谚) It's as easy as shelling peas, ie very easy. 这事非常容易.
2 [Tn] fire shells (shell3) at (sb/sth) 炮击(某人[某物])
*shell the enemy positions 炮击敌人阵地.
3 (phr v) shell out (sth) (for sth) (infml 口) pay out, often reluctantly 付款(常指不情愿地)
*I shall be expected to shell out (the money) for the party. 这次聚会可能要让我花钱.
1. The turtle at last gives up by pulling his feet under his shell and the game is over.
    海龟终于屈服了,将4条腿缩进壳内。游戏到此结束。

2. Then Columbus took the egg and struck its small end gently upon the table so as to break the shell a little.
    于是哥伦布拿起那只蛋,把尖的一头轻轻往桌上一磕,敲碎一点蛋壳,

3. As the turtle swims across the oceanarium, the first porpoise swoops down from above and butts his shell with his belly.
    当海龟游过水族馆时, 第一只海豚从上方猛扑下去, 并用腹部撞击龟壳.

4. A turtle has a hard shell.
    海龟有着坚硬的壳.

5. Almost any day a young porpoise may be seen trying to turn a 300-pound sea turtle over by sticking his snout under the edge of his shell and pushing up for dear life.
    几乎每天都可以看到一只小海豚把鼻子顶入一只300磅重的海龟的硬壳下面,拼命地把它翻过来。

6. And so with solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a peat, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone,
    对于其他实体,如,贝壳、核桃、李子、梨子、蝌蚪、蘑菇、山峰、肾脏、胡萝卜、树干、鸟儿、花蕾、云雀、瓢虫、芦苇以及骨头也应这样来感觉。

7. She crumbled an empty snail shell in her fingers.
    她用手指捏碎了一个空蜗牛壳。

8. The first porpoise swoops down from above and butts his shell with his belly.
    第一只海豚从上方猛扑下去,用腹部撞击龟壳。

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