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nutshells

/ˈnʌtʃɛlz/

Meanings
noun

坚果壳，果壳。

The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.

Examples :

"The squirrel left piles of empty nutshells under the oak tree in our backyard. "
那只松鼠在我们后院的橡树下留下了一堆堆空的坚果壳。
food plant material part

Related Words

Illustration summarizing

summarizing verb

/ˈsʌməˌraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈsʌməˌraɪzɪŋˌ/

总结，概述。

"Jim was asked to summarize the document by Wednesday."

吉姆被要求在星期三之前总结这份文件。

Illustration kernel

kernel noun

/ˈkɜːnəl/ /ˈkɝnəl/

核心，要点，精髓

"the kernel of an argument"

争论的核心要点

Illustration overview

overview noun

/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌvjuː/

概述，概要，综述

"The teacher gave a brief overview of the chapter before starting the class discussion. "

老师在开始课堂讨论之前，先对本章内容做了个简要概述。

Illustration reading

reading verb

/ˈɹidiŋ/

阅读， 读。

"Have you read this book?"

你读过这本书了吗？

Illustration recommended

recommended verb

/ˌɹɛkəˈmɛndɪd/

推荐，举荐，介绍.

"The board recommends Philips, given his ample experience in similar positions."

鉴于菲利普斯在类似职位上经验丰富，董事会推荐他。

Illustration surrounds

surrounds verb

/səˈraʊndz/

包围，围绕。

"The tall fence surrounds the playground, keeping the children safe. "

高高的栅栏包围着操场，保护孩子们的安全。

Illustration squirrel

squirrel noun

/ˈskwɪɹl̩/ /ˈskwɝl/

松鼠

"A squirrel scurried up the oak tree in the park, its bushy tail twitching. "

一只松鼠迅速地爬上了公园里的那棵橡树，毛茸茸的大尾巴还不停地抖动着。

Illustration professor

professor noun

/pɹəˈfɛsə/ /pɹəˈfɛsɚ/

教授， 讲授。

"Professor Smith, the head of the history department, gave a fascinating lecture on the Roman Empire. "

史密斯教授，也就是历史系的系主任，做了一场关于罗马帝国的精彩讲座。

Illustration backyard

backyard noun

/bækˈjɑːd/

后院，后花园

"My son enjoys playing baseball in the backyard. "

我儿子喜欢在后院玩棒球。

Illustration contracts

contracts noun

/ˈkɒntræktʃ/ /kənˈtrækts/

合同，合约。

"Marriage is a contract."

婚姻也是一种合约。

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

以前，事先

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

晚饭前，我做完了作业。

Illustration shell

shell noun

/ʃɛl/

贝壳，甲壳

"The turtle pulled its shell over itself for protection. "

乌龟为了保护自己，把身体缩进自己的甲壳里。