shell
🇺🇸
/ʃel/
🇬🇧
/ʃel/
noun
B1
The hard covering of some living things, like eggs or nuts.
She cracked the shell of the egg carefully.
她小心翼翼地敲开鸡蛋的壳。
R
A shape that looks like the protective covering of a snail.
The pasta was shaped like tiny shells.
意大利面的形状像小小的贝壳。
R
A round object that explodes, fired from a large weapon.
The soldiers hid as the enemy began to shell their position.
敌人开始炮击他们的位置时，士兵们躲藏起来。
R
A cartridge for a gun, containing a bullet and gunpowder.
He loaded the rifle with a single shell.
他用一颗子弹装填了步枪。
R
The remaining walls of a building after it has been damaged.
All that was left of the house was a shell.
房子剩下的只有残骸。
R
The outer part of something, like the body of a car.
The car's shell was dented from the accident.
汽车的外壳在事故中凹陷了。
R
The surface appearance of a person, hiding their true feelings.
He put on a brave shell, but inside he was scared.
他表面上装得很勇敢，但内心却很害怕。
verb
R
To attack by firing explosive shells.
The city was heavily shelled during the war.
这座城市在战争中遭到了猛烈的炮击。
R
To remove the hard outer part of something.
She shelled the peas for the dinner.
她为晚餐剥了豌豆。
translation
壳, 蜗牛壳形状, 炮弹, 子弹, 废墟, 外壳, 外表
炮击, 剥壳
词形变化
3rd Present
shells
Past
shelled
Perfect
shelled
Progressive
shelling
Plural
shells