| 单词 | shell |
| 释义 | shell (once / 122 pages) 1nv 2n 3n 4nv 5n 6v 7v WORD FAMILY shell: shelled, sheller, shelling, shells+/shelled: unshelled/sheller: shellers/shelling: shellings USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Cakautavatava described the old days of hunting turtles in a fiberglass boat and spearing them through the shell. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The lines provide a record of the tooth’s history: Each line represents the daily deposit of bony tissue called dentine within the tooth’s enamel shell. Science Magazine(Jan 02, 2017) But he says too often people who discover old grenades or a mortar shell will haul it to the police station. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals Hypo|Hyper mother-of-pearl, nacre the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell animal material material derived from animals 2n the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod Hypo|Hyper valve one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods valvethe entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs scallop shella shell of a scallop oyster shella shell of an oyster phragmacone, phragmoconethe thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite seashellthe shell of a marine organism clamshellthe shell of a clam cover, covering, natural covering a natural object that covers or envelops 3n hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles Syn|Hypo|Hyper carapace, cuticle, shield cuticula the outer body wall of an insect scute large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake 4v look for and collect shells by the seashore Hyper gather look for (food) in nature 5v remove from its shell or outer covering 2shell the legumes shell mussels Hypo|Hyper pod take something out of its shell or pod remove, take, take away, withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract 1n a rigid covering that envelops an object the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice Hyper cover, covering, natural covering a natural object that covers or envelops 2n the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts Hypo|Hyper nutshell the shell around the kernel of a nut hull dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut 3n the exterior covering of a bird's egg 3Syn|Hyper eggshell cover, covering, natural covering a natural object that covers or envelops n a very light narrow racing boat 4Syn|Hypo|Hyper racing shell racing skiff, single shell a shell for a single oarsman sculla racing shell that is propelled by sculls racing boat a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing 1n ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun Hypo|Hyper artillery shell a shell fired by artillery shotgun shella shell containing lead shot; used in shotguns shrapnelshell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight tank shella shell fired by the cannon on a tank whizbang, whizbang shell, whizzbanga small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits ammo, ammunition projectiles to be fired from a gun 2v create by using explosives Syn|Hyper blast create, make make or cause to be or to become 3v use explosives on 5The enemy has been shelling us all day Syn|Hypo|Hyper blast crump bombard with heavy shells bomb, bombard throw bombs at or attack with bombs 1n the housing or outer covering of something Syn|Hypo|Hyper case, casing boot protective casing for something that resembles a leg gear box, gear case, gearboxthe shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed jacketthe tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition housing a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component 2n a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) 6Syn|Hypo|Hyper plate, scale armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire horseshoe, shoeU-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof shell platingthe plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship backplateplate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass beavera movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face brassardarmor plate that protects the arm aegis, breastplate, egisarmor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass cannon(Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm chamfron, chanfron, front-stall, frontstall, testieremedieval plate armor to protect a horse's head cubitierebody armor that protects the elbow cuissearmor plate that protects the thigh epaulierearmor plate that protects the shoulder faulda piece of armor plate below the breastplate gorgetarmor plate that protects the neck greave, jambeauarmor plate that protects legs below the knee helmetarmor plate that protects the head knee piecearmor plate that protects the knee nosepiecearmor plate that protects the nose palette, palletteone of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor roundelround piece of armor plate that protects the armpit skirt of tassesarmor plate that protects the body below the waist sabaton, solleretarmor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel tasse, tassetone of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs tuillearmor plate that protects the hip and thigh visor, vizora piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face shield a protective covering or structure 1v fall out of the pod or husk The corn shelled Hyper emerge come out into view, as from concealment 2v remove the husks from 7Syn|Hyper husk remove, take, take away, withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract 1v come out better in a competition, race, or conflict Syn|Hypo|Hyper beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish beat, circumvent, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach beat through cleverness and wit outpoint, outscore score more points than one's opponents walk overbeat easily eliminateremove from a contest or race mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worstdefeat thoroughly whompbeat overwhelmingly get the best, have the best, overcomeovercome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagledefeat disastrously get the jumpbe there first cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaftdefeat someone through trickery or deceit exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpassbe or do something to a greater degree get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmountget on top of; deal with successfully best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trumpget the better of outfightto fight better than; get the better of overmaster, overpower, overwhelmovercome by superior force checkmate, mateplace an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game immobilise, immobilizemake defenseless outplayexcel or defeat in a game bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrashbeat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight beat, circumvent, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreachbeat through cleverness and wit outgrowgrow faster than outcry, outshoutshout louder than outroarroar louder than outsailsail faster or better than outdrawdraw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight outsellsell more than others outsellbe sold more often than other, similar products outpacesurpass in speed better, breaksurpass in excellence outshineattract more attention and praise than others outrangehave a greater range than (another gun) outweighbe heavier than outbravebe braver than out-herodsurpass someone in cruelty or evil outfoxoutdo someone in trickery shamesurpass or beat by a wide margin bulldogthrow a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmartdefeat by more skillful maneuvering steamroll, steamrolleroverwhelm by using great force outmarchmarch longer distances and for a longer time than outwearlast longer than others defeat, get the better of, overcome win a victory over 2v hit the pitches of hard and regularly He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning Hyper hit cause to move by striking |
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