shells

📖 中文释义

  1. n. 贝壳(shell的复数)

🔗 释义中的汉语词

🧩 词形变化

变形 s3原形 shell
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
  1. n ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
  2. n the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
  3. n hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
  4. n the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
  5. n the exterior covering of a bird's egg
  6. n a rigid covering that envelops an object
  7. n a very light narrow racing boat
  8. n the housing or outer covering of something
  9. n a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
  10. n the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
  11. v use explosives on
  12. v create by using explosives
  13. v fall out of the pod or husk
  14. v hit the pitches of hard and regularly
  15. v look for and collect shells by the seashore
  16. v come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
  17. v remove from its shell or outer covering
  18. v remove the husks from