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单词 hull
释义

hull1 /hul/

noun
  1. The frame or body of a ship
  2. Part of a flying-boat in contact with the water
  3. The heavily-armoured body of a tank, missile, rocket, etc
transitive verb

To pierce the hull of

intransitive verb (Shakespeare)

To float or drift, as a mere hull, to float about

adjective

(of a ship, etc) floating and moving on the hull, as opposed to being raised on hydrofoils, etc

ORIGIN: Perh same word as hull2, modified in meaning by confusion with Du hol a ship's hold, or with hulk

hullˈ-downˈ adverb and adjective

So far away that the hull is below the horizon

hull2 /hul/

noun

A husk or outer covering

transitive verb
  1. To separate from the hull
  2. To husk
ORIGIN: OE hulu a husk, as of corn, from helan to cover; Ger Hülle a covering, from hehlen to cover

hullˈy adjective

Having husks or pods

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