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单词 husk
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husk

noun
/hʌsk/
/hʌsk/
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  1. the dry outer layer that covers nuts, fruits and seeds, especially grain
    • Brown rice has not had the husks removed.
    • (figurative) There was only the husk left of his former self.
    Topics Plants and treesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHusk is used after these nouns:
    • coconut
    • corn
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    Word Originlate Middle English: probably from Low German hūske ‘sheath’, literally ‘little house’.

husk

verb
/hʌsk/
/hʌsk/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they husk
/hʌsk/
/hʌsk/
he / she / it husks
/hʌsks/
/hʌsks/
past simple husked
/hʌskt/
/hʌskt/
past participle husked
/hʌskt/
/hʌskt/
-ing form husking
/ˈhʌskɪŋ/
/ˈhʌskɪŋ/
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  1. husk something to remove the husks from grain, seeds, nuts, etc.
    • Husk the ears of corn and brush them with melted butter.
    • husked corn
    Word Originlate Middle English: probably from Low German hūske ‘sheath’, literally ‘little house’.
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