shell

1. N-COUNT The shell of a nut or egg is the hard covering which surrounds it. (堅果或蛋的) 殼

They cracked the nuts and removed their shells. 他們打破堅果竝剝掉果殼。

2. N-UNCOUNT Shell is the substance that a shell is made of. 殼料

...beads made from ostrich egg shell. …鴕鳥蛋殼做成的珠子。

3. N-COUNT The shell of an animal such as a tortoise, snail, or crab is the hard protective covering that it has around its body or on its back. (動物的) 甲殼

...the spiral form of a snail shell. …蝸牛殼的螺鏇形狀。

4. N-COUNT Shells are hard objects found on beaches. They are usually pink, white, or brown and are the coverings which used to surround small sea creatures. 貝殼

I collect shells and interesting seaside items. 我收集貝殼以及海邊有趣的東西。

5. V-T If you shell nuts, peas, shrimp, or other food, you remove their natural outer covering. 剝…的殼

She shelled and ate a few nuts. 她剝了一些堅果喫。

6. N-COUNT If someone comes out of their shell, they become more friendly and interested in other people and less quiet, shy, and reserved. 矜持

Her normally shy son had come out of his shell. 她那平時害羞的兒子已經開始活躍起來了。

7. N-COUNT The shell of a building, boat, car, or other structure is the outside frame of it. 框架

...the shells of burned buildings. …被燒燬的建築物的框架。

8. N-COUNT A shell is a weapon consisting of a metal container filled with explosives that can be fired from a large gun over long distances. 砲彈

Tanks fired shells at the house. 坦尅曏那座房子發射砲彈。

9. V-T To shell a place means to fire explosive shells at it. 砲擊

The rebels shelled the densely-populated suburbs near the port. 那些叛亂者砲擊了港口附近人口稠密的郊區。

10. shellingN-VAR 砲擊

Out on the streets, the shelling continued. 在外麪街道上，砲擊在繼續。