shell

US /ʃel/
UK /ʃel/
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壳, 外壳

the hard outer covering of an egg, nut, or seed

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She cracked the nut shell to get to the kernel.
她敲开坚果的壳，取出果仁。
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The bird's egg shell was very fragile.
鸟蛋的蛋壳非常脆弱。
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贝壳, 甲壳

the hard protective outer case of a mollusk or crustacean

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We collected beautiful sea shells on the beach.
我们在海滩上收集了美丽的贝壳。
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The hermit crab lives in a borrowed shell.
寄居蟹住在借来的壳里。
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3.

炮弹, 弹壳

an explosive projectile fired from a large gun or cannon

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The artillery fired a barrage of shells.
炮兵发射了一连串的炮弹。
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The building was hit by an enemy shell.
大楼被敌方炮弹击中。
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1.

剥, 去壳

remove the shell or pod from (a nut, pea, or other food)

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She carefully shelled the peas for dinner.
她小心翼翼地剥着豌豆准备晚餐。
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It takes a long time to shell all these almonds.
剥这些杏仁需要很长时间。
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2.

炮击, 轰炸

bombard with shells

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The enemy began to shell the city.
敌人开始炮击这座城市。
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Our troops were ordered to shell the enemy positions.
我们的部队奉命炮击敌方阵地。
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