| 单词 | shell |
| 释义 | shell —shell /ʃel/ noun (COMPANY) ► F0 a company that is used to hide illegal activities: » The shell advertised bonds for sale to investors, but this offering was essentially a fraud because no bonds ever existed.Thesaurus+: ↑Fraud and corruptionnoun (COVERING) B2 [C or U] the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals: » Brazil nuts have very hard shells.» A piece of shell fell into the cake mixture.» the shell of a snail/crab/tortoise» a shell necklace (= a piece of jewellery made out of the shells of small sea creatures)→ SEE ALSO EGGSHELL(Cf. ↑eggshell), NUTSHELL(Cf. ↑nutshell), SEASHELL(Cf. ↑seashell), SHELLFISH(Cf. ↑shellfish)Thesaurus+: ↑The skin, hair and bone of non-human animalsThesaurus+: ↑Fruits and seeds and their partsF0 [C] the basic outer structure of a building or vehicle, especially when the parts inside have been destroyed or taken or have not yet been made: » the shell of a burned-out farmhouseThesaurus+: ↑Frames and structuresThesaurus+: ↑The exterior of vehiclesThesaurus+: ↑Parts of aeroplanes• • • Extra Examples:» We brought some shells home from the beach.» She had a collection of shells on her shelf.» These creatures have a very hard shell.» Free-range eggs tend to have harder shells.» I found a small piece of egg shell in my cake.noun [C] (BOAT) ► F0 a type of boat used for racing, driven by people using oars (= poles with flat ends)Thesaurus+: ↑Boats and sailing craft , ↑Passenger, cargo and military shipsThesaurus+: ↑Rowingnoun [C] (EXPLOSIVE) ► F0 a container, usually with a pointed end, that is filled with explosives and shot from a large gun: » Artillery and mortar shells were landing in the outskirts of the city.Thesaurus+: ↑Explosives in generalverb [T] (COVERING) ↑Verb Endings for shell ► F0 to remove peas, nuts, etc. from their shells or their natural coveringThesaurus+: ↑Removing the skin or seed from fruit and vegetablesverb [T] (EXPLOSIVE) ↑Verb Endings for shell ► F0 to fire shells at something: » They were under orders to shell the hospital and the town hall.Thesaurus+: ↑Detonation and bombardmentshelling /ˈʃel.ɪŋ/ noun [U]► F0» Shelling of enemy lines continued all day.Thesaurus+: ↑Detonation and bombardment |
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