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hull

UK /hʌl/US /hʌl/

词源

源自古英语 hulu,意为“覆盖物”或“外壳”,与古高地德语 hulla(覆盖)同源。

noun

❶ 船体,指船只的外壳或主体结构部分,通常由金属或木材制成,用于保护内部设备和人员。

“The hull of the ship was damaged in the storm.”

(船体在风暴中受损了。)

“They painted the hull red to make it more visible.”

(他们把船体漆成红色以便更显眼。)

❶ 豆荚或坚果的外壳,指包裹种子或果实的坚硬外层。

“She removed the hull from the pea before cooking.”

(她在烹饪前剥去了豌豆的豆荚。)

“The hull of the walnut is very hard to crack.”

(核桃的外壳很难敲开。)

同义词:shell, casing, covering

verb

❶ 去除外壳或外皮,通常指从豆类或坚果上剥去外层。

“He hulled the strawberries before making the jam.”

(他在做果酱前先去掉了草莓的蒂。)

“It takes time to hull all these peanuts by hand.”

(手工剥这么多花生需要时间。)

同义词:peel, shell, shuck

常见短语

hull down — 军事术语,指坦克或船只只露出炮塔或上部结构,将船体隐蔽在地平线以下以减小被发现的几率。

“The tanks remained hull down behind the ridge.”

(坦克保持车体隐蔽在山脊后方。)