shells Meaning

noun

贝壳，甲壳

A hard external covering of an animal.

Examples :

"The turtle's shells protect it from danger. "

乌龟的甲壳保护它免受危险。

noun

蛋壳

The hard calcareous covering of a bird egg.

Examples :

"After the baby birds hatched, the nest was full of broken egg shells. "

小鸟孵出来以后，鸟窝里到处都是碎裂的蛋壳。

animal bird biology

noun

葱皮，外皮

One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.

Examples :

"The restaurant served caramelized onion shells."

这家餐厅供应的是焦糖洋葱外皮。

vegetable plant part

noun

果壳，外壳。

The hard external covering of various plant seed forms.

Examples :

"My daughter loves to crack open sunflower shells to get to the seeds inside. "

我女儿喜欢磕开葵花籽的果壳，取出里面的瓜子仁吃。

plant seed biology

noun

贝壳，外壳

The accreted mineral formed around a hollow geode.

Examples :

"The geode in the science class display case had beautiful, colorful shells. "

科学课堂展示柜里的那颗晶洞，里面有着美丽、色彩斑斓的矿物外壳。

geology mineral material

noun

炮弹，弹壳。

The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.

Examples :

"The soldiers loaded the shells into the artillery gun, preparing for the attack. "

士兵们将炮弹装填进火炮，准备发起进攻。

military weapon

noun

炮弹，弹壳。

Examples :

"The artillerymen loaded the shells into the mortar, ready to fire at the enemy fortifications. "

炮兵们将炮弹装填到迫击炮里，准备向敌方工事开火。

military weapon war

noun

炮弹，弹药

The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.

Examples :

"The hunter bought two boxes of shotgun shells for the hunting trip. "

那位猎人为狩猎之旅买了兩盒猎枪炮弹。

military weapon technical

noun

框架，外壳。

Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.

Examples :

"The construction workers left the shells of the new houses standing overnight, ready to be filled in with walls and roofs tomorrow. "

建筑工人们把新建房屋的框架留在了那里过夜，准备明天开始填充墙壁和屋顶。

structure architecture building

noun

(女式)紧身背心，（女式）贴身短衫。

A garment, usually worn by women, such as a shirt, blouse, or top, with short sleeves or no sleeves, that often fastens in the rear.

Examples :

"My daughter wore a simple white shell under her blazer to the office today. "

今天我女儿上班时，在西装外套里穿了一件简单的白色紧身背心。

wear style appearance

noun

薄棺，内棺。

A coarse or flimsy coffin; a thin interior coffin enclosed within a more substantial one.

Examples :

"The family chose a beautiful outer coffin, but the funeral director explained that the body would first be placed inside one of the simple, inexpensive shells before being put in the main coffin. "

这家选择了一口漂亮的外棺，但殡仪师解释说，遗体需要先放入一个简单而便宜的薄棺里，然后再放入外棺。

item material

noun

贝壳琴

A string instrument, as a lyre, whose acoustical chamber is formed like a shell.

Examples :

"The first lyre may have been made by drawing strings over the underside of a tortoise shell."

第一把里拉琴很可能是通过在龟壳底部拉紧琴弦制成的贝壳琴。

music sound

noun

鼓腔，鼓身。

The body of a drum; the often wooden, often cylindrical acoustic chamber, with or without rims added for tuning and for attaching the drum head.

Examples :

"The drum maker carefully sanded the shells before adding the hardware and drumheads. "

鼓匠在安装五金件和鼓皮之前，仔细地打磨了鼓腔。

music part structure material

noun

滚筒，刻花铜辊.

An engraved copper roller used in print works.

Examples :

"The printer used several different shells to create the intricate patterns on the invitation. "

印刷工匠使用了几个不同的刻花铜辊，才得以在请柬上印制出如此精美的图案。

machine technology industry

noun

薄铜层，铜壳.

The thin coating of copper on an electrotype.

Examples :

"The printing plates were made by electrotyping, resulting in metal shells of copper over a wax mold. "

这些印版是通过电铸法制作的，从而在蜡模上形成了薄铜层（铜壳）。

material chemistry technical

noun

船壳，外壳.

The watertight outer covering of the hull of a vessel, often made with planking or metal plating.

Examples :

"The boat's shells were damaged after hitting the rocks, causing a leak. "

船撞到岩石后，船壳受损，导致漏水。

nautical vehicle sailing technology

noun

滑车架，外壳。

(rigging) The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.

Examples :

"The sailor carefully inspected the shells of the block and tackle system to ensure they were strong enough to lift the heavy sail. "

水手仔细检查了滑车组的滑车架外壳，以确保它们足够坚固，能够吊起沉重的船帆。

nautical sailing technical part structure

noun

赛艇，龙舟。

A light boat whose frame is covered with thin wood, impermeable fabric, or water-proofed paper; a racing shell or dragon boat.

Examples :

"The student rowed in a racing shell during the school's annual regatta. "

这位学生在学校一年一度的赛艇比赛中划着赛艇。

nautical vehicle sport sailing

noun

电子层，壳层。

A set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number.

Examples :

"In chemistry class, we learned that atoms have electrons arranged in different shells around the nucleus. "

在化学课上，我们学到原子核外有电子，这些电子按照不同的电子层（也叫壳层）排列。

physics chemistry energy

noun

外壳，贝壳。

The outward form independent of what is inside.

Examples :

"The abandoned building's shells stood for years after the fire, offering no hint of the vibrant businesses that once filled them. "

大火过后，那栋废弃建筑的空壳屹立多年，丝毫看不出曾经充满活力的繁荣景象。

nature material animal

noun

躯壳，外壳。

The empty outward form of someone or something.

Examples :

"The setback left him a mere shell; he was never the same again."

这次挫折让他变成了一个空洞的躯壳，从此一蹶不振。

appearance body person

noun

纸片人，瘦骨嶙峋的人。

An emaciated person.

Examples :

"After battling a long illness, many of the patients in the ward were merely shells of their former selves. "

与病魔抗争许久之后，病房里的许多病人都瘦成了纸片人，简直是过去的自己脱了层皮。

appearance body person

noun

心理障碍，精神屏障。

A psychological barrier to social interaction.

Examples :

"After years of being bullied, he developed shells that made it difficult for him to trust and connect with new people. "

遭受多年的霸凌后，他筑起了心理屏障，很难再信任和与新人建立联系。

mind attitude character emotion

noun

外壳，命令解释器，界面。

Examples :

"The name "Bash" is an acronym which stands for "Bourne-again shell", itself a pun on the name of the "Bourne shell", an earlier Unix shell designed by Stephen Bourne, and the Christian concept of being "born again"."

“Bash”这个名字是一个缩写，代表“Bourne-again shell”（伯恩重现的Shell），这本身就是一个双关语，一方面指斯蒂芬·伯恩设计的早期Unix Shell“Bourne shell”（伯恩Shell），另一方面也暗指基督教“重生”的概念。其中，“Bourne-again shell” 里的"shell"指的是一个外壳程序或命令解释器，它让用户可以通过命令来控制电脑，而不需要了解电脑内部复杂的运作方式。

computing technology technical system machine internet device

noun

空壳公司，皮包公司

A legal entity that has no operations.

Examples :

"A shell corporation was formed to acquire the old factory."

成立了一家空壳公司来收购这家旧工厂。

business finance law economy organization

noun

贝壳状磨具，研磨钵。

A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape.

Examples :

"The lens maker carefully rubbed the glass blank against the shells, gradually shaping it into the perfect curve for the telescope lens. "

这位镜片制造商小心地将玻璃坯料在贝壳状磨具上摩擦，逐渐将其塑造成望远镜镜头所需的完美弧度。

material utensil technology

noun

贝壳钻头，空心钻头

A gouge bit or shell bit.

Examples :

"The woodworker used a set of shells to carve the intricate details into the curved chair legs. "

木匠使用一套空心钻头 (kong xin zuan tou)，在弯曲的椅子腿上雕刻出精细的细节。

utensil machine technical

noun

声母和韵母

The onset and coda of a syllable.

Examples :

"The linguist explained that the "shells" of the syllable "bat" are the "b" and "t" sounds, as they frame the vowel. "

语言学家解释说，音节“bat”的“声母和韵母的边界”是“b”和“t”音，因为它们限定了元音的范围。

phonetics language linguistics

noun

耳朵, 贝壳

A person's ear.

Examples :

"Can I have a quick word in your shell?"

能跟你小声说句话吗？ (Néng gēn nǐ xiǎoshēng shuō jù huà ma?)

body organ part anatomy

verb

剥壳，去壳

To remove the outer covering or shell of something.

Examples :

"We need to shell the peas before we can cook them. "

我们得先把豌豆剥壳，才能煮。

food process

verb

炮击，轰击。

To bombard, to fire projectiles at, especially with artillery.

Examples :

"The army began to shell the enemy's base across the river. "

军队开始用炮火轰击河对岸敌人的基地。

military war weapon action

verb

支付，花钱

To disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out).

Examples :

""We had to shell out a lot of money for my daughter's new braces." "

为了女儿的新牙套，我们不得不花一大笔钱。

business finance economy

verb

脱落, 剥落。

To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.

Examples :

"After a bad sunburn, my skin started to shell off my back. "

严重晒伤后，我背上的皮开始一块块地脱落了。

nature process

verb

脱壳，剥落

To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.

Examples :

"Nuts shell in falling."

坚果掉落时会脱壳。

biology plant agriculture

verb

进入命令行, 使用shell

To switch to a shell or command line.

Examples :

"After the graphical interface crashed, the technician had to shell to troubleshoot the system using command-line tools. "

图形界面崩溃后，技术人员不得不进入命令行，使用命令行工具来排除系统故障。

computing technology

verb

剥落，起壳

To form shallow, irregular cracks (in a coating).

Examples :

"The old paint on the wooden fence began to shell after years of sun and rain, revealing the bare wood underneath. "

经过多年的日晒雨淋，木栅栏上的旧油漆开始剥落起壳，露出了下面的木头。

material technical appearance

verb

结壳，结成外壳

To form a shelling.

Examples :

"The snails in the garden are starting to shells themselves, preparing for winter. "

花园里的蜗牛开始给自己结壳了，准备过冬。

military weapon war

Meanings

贝壳，甲壳

Examples :

"The turtle's shells protect it from danger. "

乌龟的甲壳保护它免受危险。

蛋壳

Examples :

"After the baby birds hatched, the nest was full of broken egg shells. "

小鸟孵出来以后，鸟窝里到处都是碎裂的蛋壳。

葱皮，外皮

Examples :

"The restaurant served caramelized onion shells."

这家餐厅供应的是焦糖洋葱外皮。

果壳，外壳。

Examples :

"My daughter loves to crack open sunflower shells to get to the seeds inside. "

我女儿喜欢磕开葵花籽的果壳，取出里面的瓜子仁吃。

贝壳，外壳

Examples :

"The geode in the science class display case had beautiful, colorful shells. "

科学课堂展示柜里的那颗晶洞，里面有着美丽、色彩斑斓的矿物外壳。

炮弹，弹壳。

Examples :

"The soldiers loaded the shells into the artillery gun, preparing for the attack. "

士兵们将炮弹装填进火炮，准备发起进攻。

炮弹，弹壳。

Examples :

"The artillerymen loaded the shells into the mortar, ready to fire at the enemy fortifications. "

炮兵们将炮弹装填到迫击炮里，准备向敌方工事开火。

炮弹，弹药

Examples :

"The hunter bought two boxes of shotgun shells for the hunting trip. "

那位猎人为狩猎之旅买了兩盒猎枪炮弹。

框架，外壳。

Examples :

"The construction workers left the shells of the new houses standing overnight, ready to be filled in with walls and roofs tomorrow. "

建筑工人们把新建房屋的框架留在了那里过夜，准备明天开始填充墙壁和屋顶。

(女式)紧身背心，（女式）贴身短衫。

Examples :

"My daughter wore a simple white shell under her blazer to the office today. "

今天我女儿上班时，在西装外套里穿了一件简单的白色紧身背心。

薄棺，内棺。

Examples :

"The family chose a beautiful outer coffin, but the funeral director explained that the body would first be placed inside one of the simple, inexpensive shells before being put in the main coffin. "

这家选择了一口漂亮的外棺，但殡仪师解释说，遗体需要先放入一个简单而便宜的薄棺里，然后再放入外棺。

贝壳琴

Examples :

"The first lyre may have been made by drawing strings over the underside of a tortoise shell."

第一把里拉琴很可能是通过在龟壳底部拉紧琴弦制成的贝壳琴。

鼓腔，鼓身。

Examples :

"The drum maker carefully sanded the shells before adding the hardware and drumheads. "

鼓匠在安装五金件和鼓皮之前，仔细地打磨了鼓腔。

滚筒，刻花铜辊.

Examples :

"The printer used several different shells to create the intricate patterns on the invitation. "

印刷工匠使用了几个不同的刻花铜辊，才得以在请柬上印制出如此精美的图案。

薄铜层，铜壳.

Examples :

"The printing plates were made by electrotyping, resulting in metal shells of copper over a wax mold. "

这些印版是通过电铸法制作的，从而在蜡模上形成了薄铜层（铜壳）。

船壳，外壳.

Examples :

"The boat's shells were damaged after hitting the rocks, causing a leak. "

船撞到岩石后，船壳受损，导致漏水。

滑车架，外壳。

Examples :

"The sailor carefully inspected the shells of the block and tackle system to ensure they were strong enough to lift the heavy sail. "

水手仔细检查了滑车组的滑车架外壳，以确保它们足够坚固，能够吊起沉重的船帆。

赛艇，龙舟。

Examples :

"The student rowed in a racing shell during the school's annual regatta. "

这位学生在学校一年一度的赛艇比赛中划着赛艇。

电子层， 壳层。

Examples :

"In chemistry class, we learned that atoms have electrons arranged in different shells around the nucleus. "

在化学课上，我们学到原子核外有电子，这些电子按照不同的电子层（也叫壳层）排列。

外壳，贝壳。

Examples :

"The abandoned building's shells stood for years after the fire, offering no hint of the vibrant businesses that once filled them. "

电子层，壳层。