
husk
词源
源自古英语 husc/hosu(外壳),与古高地德语 hosc(豆荚)同源,可能源自原始日耳曼语表示覆盖物的词根。
noun
❶ 指谷物、坚果或种子外层的干燥硬壳,通常不可食用,在食用或加工前需要去除。
“The farmer removed the husk from the corn before cooking.”
(农民在烹饪前剥去了玉米的外壳。)
“Coconut husks are often used to make ropes and mats.”
(椰子壳常被用来制作绳子和垫子。)
❶ 比喻人或事物失去价值或实质后剩下的空洞外表。
“After the scandal, he was just a husk of his former self.”
(丑闻之后,他只剩下一具空壳,不复从前。)
“The abandoned house stood as a hollow husk of past glory.”
(废弃的房子就像过去辉煌的空壳。)
verb
❶ 去除某物的外壳或外层覆盖物,使其露出内部可用的部分。
“Workers were husking coconuts with machetes.”
(工人们正用砍刀给椰子去壳。)
“She sat on the porch husking peas for dinner.”
(她坐在门廊上为晚餐剥豌豆。)
常见短语
husk of corn — 特指玉米的外苞叶,常用于烹饪或手工艺中。
“We used dried husks of corn to make decorative dolls.”
(我们用干燥的玉米苞叶制作装饰玩偶。)
empty husk — 形容完全失去内在价值或意义的事物,带有贬义。
“The agreement turned out to be an empty husk with no real commitments.”
(这份协议最终只是个没有实质承诺的空壳。)