英语词汇“shell”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

shellnoun

uk/ʃel/us/ʃel/

shell noun (COVERING)

B2 [ C or U ] the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals:

Brazil nuts have very hard shells.

A piece of shell fell into the cake mixture.

the shell of a snail/crab/tortoise

a shell necklace (= a piece of jewellery made out of the shells of small sea creatures)

See also

eggshell

nutshell

seashell

shellfish

[ C ] the basic outer structure of a building or vehicle, especially when the parts inside have been destroyed or taken or have not yet been made:

the shell of a burned-out farmhouse

More examples

We brought some shells home from the beach.
She had a collection of shells on her shelf.
These creatures have a very hard shell.
Free-range eggs tend to have harder shells.
I found a small piece of egg shell in my cake.

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The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals

-haired
alpaca
beard
coated
coney
cony
dander
hairless
hairy
ivory
mink
plumage
plumule
prickle
quill
spinneret
vellum
whisker
wire-haired
wool

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Fruits & seeds & their parts

Frames & structures

The exterior of vehicles

Air travel: parts of aeroplanes

shell noun (EXPLOSIVE)

[ C ] a container, usually with a pointed end, that is filled with explosives and shot from a large gun:

Artillery and mortar shells were landing in the outskirts of the city.

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Explosives in general

cordite
dynamite
explosive
gelignite
gunpowder
high explosive
megaton
nitroglycerine
plastic explosive
Semtex
TNT
trinitrotoluene
warhead

shell noun (BOAT)

[ C ] a type of boat used for racing, driven by people using oars (= poles with flat ends)

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Boats & sailing craft

buoy
canoe
catamaran
cruiser
dugout
gondola
kayak
longboat
motorboat
narrowboat
outboard motor
pedal boat
punt
riverboat
rowing boat
sampan
speedboat
trimaran
windsurfer
yacht

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Rowing

shell noun (COMPANY)

a company that is used to hide illegal activities:

The shell advertised bonds for sale to investors, but this offering was essentially a fraud because no bonds ever existed.

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Fraud & corruption

baksheesh
blackmail
buy sb off
cook
cook the books idiom
corrupt
corruption
fraudulent accounting
front for sth
game-fixing
get at sb
graft
impersonate
imposture
perjury
phishing
Ponzi scheme
rort
siphon sth off
suborn

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Idiom(s)

come out of your shell

crawl/go/retreat/retire into your shell

shellverb [ T ]

uk/ʃel/us/ʃel/

shell verb [ T ] (COVERING)

to remove peas, nuts, etc. from their shells or their natural covering

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Removing the skin or seed from fruit & vegetables

core
hull
pare
peel
pit
pitted
seed
seeded
shuck
skinless
stone
stoned
top
top and tail idiom
winnow

shell verb [ T ] (EXPLOSIVE)

to fire shells at something:

They were under orders to shell the hospital and the town hall.

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Detonation & bombardment

air raid
airstrike
blanket bombing
blitz
blitz
detonator
direct hit
dive-bomb
firebomb
first strike
go off
mine
saturation bombing
shoot
shoot sth down
shooting
strafe
strike
strike home idiom
torpedo

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shelling

noun [ U ] uk/ˈʃel.ɪŋ/us/ˈʃel.ɪŋ/

Shelling of enemy lines continued all day.

Phrasal verb(s)

shell (sth) out

单词	shell
释义	Contents noun (4) shell (COVERING) shell (EXPLOSIVE) shell (BOAT) shell (COMPANY) verb (2) shell (COVERING) shell (EXPLOSIVE) more…(1) shelling Contents noun (2) shell (COVERING) shell (EXPLOSIVE) verb (2) shell (FIRE EXPLOSIVE) shell (REMOVE COVERING) Contents noun (3) shell (1) shell (2) shell (3) adjective (1) shell (1) English American Business shellnoun uk/ʃel/us/ʃel/ shell noun (COVERING) B2 [ C or U ] the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals: Brazil nuts have very hard shells. A piece of shell fell into the cake mixture. the shell of a snail/crab/tortoise a shell necklace (= a piece of jewellery made out of the shells of small sea creatures) See also eggshell nutshell seashell shellfish [ C ] the basic outer structure of a building or vehicle, especially when the parts inside have been destroyed or taken or have not yet been made: the shell of a burned-out farmhouse More examples We brought some shells home from the beach. She had a collection of shells on her shelf. These creatures have a very hard shell. Free-range eggs tend to have harder shells. I found a small piece of egg shell in my cake. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals -haired alpaca beard coated coney cony dander hairless hairy ivory mink plumage plumule prickle quill spinneret vellum whisker wire-haired wool See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Fruits & seeds & their parts Frames & structures The exterior of vehicles Air travel: parts of aeroplanes shell noun (EXPLOSIVE) [ C ] a container, usually with a pointed end, that is filled with explosives and shot from a large gun: Artillery and mortar shells were landing in the outskirts of the city. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Explosives in general cordite dynamite explosive gelignite gunpowder high explosive megaton nitroglycerine plastic explosive Semtex TNT trinitrotoluene warhead shell noun (BOAT) [ C ] a type of boat used for racing, driven by people using oars (= poles with flat ends) Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Boats & sailing craft buoy canoe catamaran cruiser dugout gondola kayak longboat motorboat narrowboat outboard motor pedal boat punt riverboat rowing boat sampan speedboat trimaran windsurfer yacht See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Rowing shell noun (COMPANY) a company that is used to hide illegal activities: The shell advertised bonds for sale to investors, but this offering was essentially a fraud because no bonds ever existed. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Fraud & corruption baksheesh blackmail buy sb off cook cook the books idiom corrupt corruption fraudulent accounting front for sth game-fixing get at sb graft impersonate imposture perjury phishing Ponzi scheme rort *siphon sth* off suborn See more results » Idiom(s) come out of your shell crawl/go/retreat/retire into your shell shellverb [ T ] uk/ʃel/us/ʃel/ shell verb [ T ] (COVERING) to remove peas, nuts, etc. from their shells or their natural covering Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Removing the skin or seed from fruit & vegetables core hull pare peel pit pitted seed seeded shuck skinless stone stoned top top and tail idiom winnow shell verb [ T ] (EXPLOSIVE) to fire shells at something: They were under orders to shell the hospital and the town hall. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Detonation & bombardment air raid airstrike blanket bombing blitz blitz detonator direct hit dive-bomb firebomb first strike go off mine saturation bombing shoot shoot sth down shooting strafe strike strike home idiom torpedo See more results » shelling noun [ U ] uk/ˈʃel.ɪŋ/us/ˈʃel.ɪŋ/ Shelling of enemy lines continued all day. Phrasal verb(s) shell (sth) out she'll uk/ʃil//ʃiːl/us/ʃil//ʃiːl/ short form of she will: She'll be here later. More examples She'll be there this afternoon. She'll eat most things. She'll tell Dan. I'll see if she'll come. Ask her if she'll be bringing Naomi. shellnoun us/ʃel/ shell noun (COVERING) [ C/U ] the hard outer covering of nuts, eggs, a few vegetables, and some animals: [ C ] Turtles, snails, and crabs all have shells to protect them. shell noun (EXPLOSIVE) [ C ] a tube filled with explosives that is fired from a large gun shellverb [ T ] us/ʃel/ shell verb [ T ] (FIRE EXPLOSIVE) to fire shells at something: Military forces began shelling areas north of the city. shell verb [ T ] (REMOVE COVERING) to remove the hard outer covering of nuts and other foods: He sits in front of the TV, shelling peanuts. Phrasal verb(s) shell out something she’ll us/ʃil, ʃɪl/ contraction of she will or she shall: She’ll be there tomorrow, I’m sure. shellnoun [ C ] uk/ʃel/usalso shell company, also shell corporation FINANCE, LAW a company that has been created to hide illegal activities: The shell advertised bonds for sale to investors, but this offering was essentially a fraud because no bonds ever existed. She played a vital role in the bribery scheme by creating a shell company to receive a flow of illicit payments. a company that has been officially created so that it can be sold to someone who does not want to have to create the company themselves: Most holding company reorganizations involve a merger between the pre-existing company and a shell company. a company that was active in the past, but that now does little or no business, that someone buys so they do not have to create a new company: Maypole was created out of a shell company called Octagon. shelladjective [ before noun ] uk/ʃel/usFINANCE, LAW used to describe an organization that has been created to hide illegal activities:** The bill would prevent US banks from opening accounts for foreign shell banks.
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shellnoun

shell noun (COVERING)

shell noun (EXPLOSIVE)

shell noun (BOAT)

shell noun (COMPANY)

Idiom(s)

shellverb [ T ]

shell verb [ T ] (COVERING)

shell verb [ T ] (EXPLOSIVE)

Phrasal verb(s)

she'll

shellnoun

shell noun (COVERING)

shell noun (EXPLOSIVE)

shellverb [ T ]

shell verb [ T ] (FIRE EXPLOSIVE)

shell verb [ T ] (REMOVE COVERING)

Phrasal verb(s)

she’ll

shellnoun [ C ]

shelladjective [ before noun ]