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husks

UK /hʌsks/US /hʌsks/

词源

源自中古英语 'huske',可能与古英语 'hosu'(外壳)相关,最终源于原始日耳曼语。

noun

❶ 指谷物、种子或坚果等植物果实的外壳或外皮,通常干燥且坚硬,不可食用。

“The farmer removed the husks from the corn before cooking.”

(农民在烹饪前剥去了玉米的外壳。)

“After harvesting, the rice husks were used as fuel.”

(收割后,稻壳被用作燃料。)

同义词:shells, hulls, chaff

verb

❶ 剥去某物的外壳或外皮,使其露出内部可食用的部分。

“He husked the almonds before adding them to the cake.”

(他在将杏仁加入蛋糕前剥去了外壳。)

“She spent the afternoon husking walnuts.”

(她花了一下午时间剥核桃壳。)

同义词:peel, shell, shuck

常见短语

husk of — 指某物仅剩下外壳或外部结构,内部已空或无实质内容。

“The old building was just a husk of its former glory.”

(这座老建筑只剩下昔日辉煌的空壳。)