| 单词 | hulk |
| 释义 | hulk (once / 1855 pages) 1n 2nv A hulk is just the shell of a ship — it can stay afloat on the water, but it's not capable of sailing on the sea. Another kind of hulk is a big person, like the professional wrestler "Hulk Hogan," who could single-handedly sink the hulk of any ship. Hulks were once commonly used as prisons — floating jails where convicted criminals were kept. Ships become hulks when they're retired due to age, or damaged in a storm. Another meaning of hulk, "enormous person," is rooted in this ship meaning, coming from the sense of either type of hulk as big, awkward, and clumsy. The Middle English source is hulc, "heavy, unwieldy ship," from the Greek holkas, "merchant ship." WORD FAMILYhulk: hulked, hulking, hulks, hulky+/hulking: hulkingly USAGE EXAMPLESThe address is set for the evening of Jan. 10 at McCormick Place, a hulking convention center overlooking Lake Michigan. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Eve Valkyrie, meanwhile, is a full-blown multiplayer space combat sim, throwing the player into chaotic dogfights around the rusting hulks of dead spaceships. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The landmark event — which included a rematch between Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant — continued the wrestling promotion’s rise into mainstream pop culture. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 n a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned 2Hyper ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight 1n a very large person; impressive in size or qualities Syn|Hyper giant, heavyweight, whale large person a person of greater than average size 2v appear very large or occupy a commanding position Syn|Hyper loom, predominate, tower lift, rear, rise rise up |
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