英语词汇“shell”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

shellshell1 /ʃɛl/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYshell¹

Origin: Old English sciell

COLLOCATIONS► mortar shells

Rebels fired mortar shells directly into the town square.

1science, biology a)a hard outer part that covers or protects a nut, egg, or seed: Throw away any eggs with cracked shells. a peanut shell b)the hard protective covering of some animals, for example a snail, crab, or clam: The turtle poked its head out of its shell. shells on the beach2a metal tube containing a bullet and an explosive substance, used in a gun: shotgun shells3a metal container, like a large bullet, which is full of an explosive substance and is fired from a large gun: Rebels fired mortar shells directly into the town square.4a covering made of pastry that surrounds a food: a prepared pie shell taco shells5the outside structure of something: The buildings were just burned-out shells. a parka with a waterproof nylon shell6out of your shell becoming less shy and more confident and willing to talk to people: She has really come out of her shell since she went to college. [Origin: Old English sciell]

noun | verb

shellshell2 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

shell

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	shell
	he, she, it	shells
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	shelled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have shelled
	he, she, it	has shelled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had shelled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will shell
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have shelled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am shelling
	he, she, it	is shelling
	you, we, they	are shelling
Past	I, he, she, it	was shelling
	you, we, they	were shelling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been shelling
	he, she, it	has been shelling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been shelling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be shelling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been shelling

1to fire shells from large guns at something: Rebels shelled the town.2to remove something such as beans, nuts, or shellfish from a shell or a podshell out phrasal verb informal shell out something to pay a lot of money for something, especially when it is more than you want to spend: shell out for She ended up shelling out for two rooms.shell out something Dave had to shell out over $2,000 to get his car fixed.