单词 | hulk |
释义 | hulk /hulk/, n. 1. the body of an old or dismantled ship. 2. a ship specially built to serve as a storehouse, prison, etc., and not for sea service. 3. a clumsy-looking or unwieldy ship or boat. 4. a bulky or unwieldy person, object, or mass. 5. the shell of a wrecked, burned-out, or abandoned vehicle, building, or the like. v.i. 6. to loom in bulky form; appear as a large, massive bulk (often fol. by up): The bus hulked up suddenly over the crest of the hill. 7. Brit. Dial. to lounge, slouch, or move in a heavy, loutish manner. [bef. 1000; ME hulke, OE hulc; perh. < ML hulcus < Gk holkás trading vessel, orig., towed ship] |
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