| 释义 |
husk
I. \ˈhəsk\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English husk, huske, probably modification of Middle Dutch huuskijn, huusken small house, small cover, from huus house, cover + -kijn, -ken -kin; akin to Old English hūs house — more at house
1.
a. : the outer covering of a kernel or seed especially when dry and membranous : the chaff of grain : hull, pod; specifically : carob 1b
< with the husks that the swine did eat — Lk 15:16 (Authorized Version) >
b. : one of the leaves enveloping an ear of corn : bract
< corn roasted in the husks >
2.
a. : something that resembles a husk : an outer layer or empty framework : shell
< much of the remote past is conserved in the husk of convention — Norman Lewis >
< the wind … blew through that eerie husk of a room — Edita Morris >
b. slang : guy, fellow
< you're some husk — Sinclair Lewis >
c. : a classic drop ornament made of whorls of conventionalized foliage usually in diminishing series and used especially in an 18th century style of furniture introduced by Robert Adam
3.
a. : the outer skin or shell of an animal
< the sea floor is littered with the discarded husks of small crustaceans >
b. : a supporting framework: as
(1) : the decorative covering around the holder that supports the socket and bulb of an electric lamp
(2) : a frame supporting the arbor of a large circular saw
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to remove the outer skin or covering of : peel, strip
< husk rice >
< husk corn >
< husk a coconut >
< would husk it of its religious and political bias — S.E.Hyman >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably from obsolete husk, v., to have a dry cough, of imitative origin
1. : hoose
< an outbreak of husk was observed in a flock of 200 sheep — Veterinary Bulletin >
2. : huskiness
IV. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
: to become husky
< tried to keep his voice from husking with emotion >
transitive verb
: to utter in a husky voice
< the sultry singer in the cabaret husks out the latest ballad > |