shells

英 [ʃelz]

美 [ʃelz]

n.  (蛋、坚果、某些种子和某些动物的)壳; 壳状物; 炮弹
v.  炮击; 给…去壳
shell的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• (蛋、坚果等的)壳
  Theshellof a nut or egg is the hard covering which surrounds it.
  1. They cracked the nuts and removed their shells...
     他们砸开坚果,剥去硬壳。
  2. Once the eggs have hatched the shells are left behind.
     一旦鸡蛋孵化后，蛋壳就没用了。
  3. Shellis the substance that a shell is made of.
     壳质;壳料
  4. ...beads made from ostrich egg shell.
     用鸵鸟蛋壳做成的珠子
• (龟、蜗牛、蟹等的)壳
  Theshellof an animal such as a tortoise, snail, or crab is the hard protective covering that it has around its body or on its back.
• 贝壳
  Shellsare hard objects found on beaches. They are usually pink, white, or brown and are the coverings which used to surround small sea creatures.
  1. I collect shells and interesting seaside items.
     我收集贝壳和海边有趣的小玩意儿。
  2. ...sea shells.
     海里的贝壳
• 剥…的壳;去…的皮
  If youshellnuts, peas, prawns, or other food, you remove their natural outer covering.
  1. She shelled and ate a few nuts.
     她剥了几个坚果吃了。
  2. ...shelled prawns.
     去了皮的对虾
• 自我封闭的外壳;保护壳
  If someone comes out of theirshell, they become more friendly and interested in other people and less quiet, shy, and reserved.
  1. Her normally shy son had come out of his shell.
     她那平时很害羞的儿子已经开始与人交往了。
  2. ...a lonely boy struggling to emerge from his shell.
     一个努力想要走出自我封闭的孤独男孩
• (建筑物、车、船等的)骨架，框架，壳体
  Theshellof a building, boat, car, or other structure is the outside frame of it.
  1. ...the shells of burned buildings...
     大厦被烧毁后露出的框架
  2. The solid feel of the car's shell is impressive.
     这辆汽车的外壳给人的感觉异常坚固。
• 炮弹
  Ashellis a weapon consisting of a metal container filled with explosives that can be fired from a large gun over long distances.
• 炮轰;炮击
  Toshella place means to fire explosive shells at it.
  1. The rebels shelled the densely-populated suburbs near the port.
     叛乱者炮轰了港口附近人口密集的郊区。

双语例句

• Blocks of flats have been holed and some shells have fallen within the historic ramparts.
  几栋公寓楼被炸出了窟窿，几枚炮弹还落在了古护城墙内。
• Glucosamine can help to synthesize chitin in crustacean shells, which AIDS growth.
  葡萄糖氨是甲壳类动物帮助壳中几丁质的生成，可促进生长。
• Once the eggs have hatched the shells are left behind.
  一旦鸡蛋孵化后，蛋壳就没用了。
• Use shells to decorate boxes, trays, mirrors or even pots.
  用贝壳来装点盒子、托盘、镜子甚至是花盆。
• Her favourite subjects are shells spotted on beach walks.
  她最喜爱的题材是那些在海边散步时发现的贝壳。
• The battlefield was full of craters made by exploding shells.
  战场上布满了弹坑。
• The sea cast up shells on the beach.
  海水把贝壳冲到沙滩上来了。
• Three mortar shells had landed close to a crowd of people.
  3枚迫击炮弹落在人群旁。
• I found some special shells!
  我找到了特殊的贝壳了！
• The little girl threaded the shells together and wore them round her neck.
  这个小姑娘将贝壳穿在一起，戴在脖子上。