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单词 dead shell
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dead shell
d. Specifically used of that which has died of itself, instead of being killed or cut down when alive, as in dead shell (of a mollusc), dead wood, etc.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [noun] > that which is useless > useless person or thing
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1877 Encycl. Brit. VI. 539 Dead shells appear in some cases to be thus employed, but..in most..the [Hermit] crab kills the mollusk in order to secure its shell.
extracted from deadadj.n.adv.
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