单词 | hull |
释义 | Word Frequency hull(hʌl) noun 1. the main body of a vessel, tank, flying boat, etc 2. the shell or pod of peas or beans; the outer covering of any fruit or seed; husk 3. the persistent calyx at the base of a strawberry, raspberry, or similar fruit 4. the outer casing of a missile, rocket, etc verb 5. to remove the hulls from (fruit or seeds) 6. (transitive) to pierce the hull of (a vessel, tank, etc) Derived forms huller (ˈhuller) noun hull-less (ˈhull-less) adjective Word origin Old English hulu; related to Old High German helawa, Old English helan to hideWord Frequency Hull 1(hʌl) noun 1. a city and port in NE England, in Kingston upon Hull unitary authority, East Riding of Yorkshire: fishing, food processing; two universities. Pop: 301 416 (2001). Official name: Kingston upon Hull 2. a city in SE Canada, in SW Quebec on the River Ottawa: a centre of the timber trade and associated industries. Pop: 66 246 (2001) Word Frequency Hull 2(hʌl) noun Cordell. 1871–1955, US statesman; secretary of state (1933–44). He helped to found the U.N.: Nobel peace prize 1945 |
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