读音

/ʃɛl/

释义

• 名词 (n): 哺乳动物、鸟类或昆虫的外部硬壳；保护内部身体的坚硬外罩。例如: “The turtle has a hard shell to protect itself.”
• 名词: 贝壳，尤指海螺的壳。例如: “She collected various shells on the beach.”
• 名词: 计算机操作系统外壳程序，提供用户与系统交互的界面。例如: “In computing, the command-line shell is a tool for interacting with the OS.”
• 名词: 地雷或炮弹的金属外壳。例如: “The explosion destroyed several shell casings.”

短语

• “Shell out” 意为花费大量金钱。例如: “He had to shell out a lot of money for his new car.”
• “Beneath the shell” 指在表面之下，真实的本质。例如: “There’s a kind heart beneath her tough shell.”

例句

• 名词: “The crab’s shell was brightly colored.”
• 名词: “She typed commands in the command-line shell to execute a program.”
• 名词: “The soldiers were under heavy shell fire from enemy artillery.”

同义词

• Cover -外套
• Enclosure -保护层
• Coating -外层