Hull

[hʌl]

解释:

(noun.) the frame or body of ship.

(noun.) a large fishing port in northeastern England.

(noun.) United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955).

(noun.) United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843).

(noun.) persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry.

(noun.) dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut.

(verb.) remove the hulls from; 'hull the berries'.

格斯编辑--From WordNet

解释:

(v. t.) The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk.

(v. t.) The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging.

(v. t.) To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument; as, to hull corn.

(v. t.) To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball.

(v. i.) To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails.

手打:珀西瓦尔

同义词及近义词：

n. [1]. Husk, outer covering.[2]. Body of a vessel, HULK.

v. a. Peel, strip the hull from.

手打:莱曼

解释:

n. the frame or body of a ship.—v.t. to pierce the hull (as with a cannon-ball).—v.i. to float or drive on the water as a mere hull.

n. the husk or outer covering of anything.—v.t. to strip off the hull: to husk.

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