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shell

noun
 
/ʃel/
/ʃel/
Idioms
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  1.  
    [countable, uncountable] the hard outer part of eggs, nuts, some seeds, and some animals（蛋、坚果、某些种子和某些动物的）壳
    • We collected shells on the beach.我们在海滩拾贝壳。
    • snail/oyster/clam shells蜗牛/牡蛎/蛤壳
    • walnut shells核桃壳
    • earrings made out of coconut shell用椰子壳做的耳坠
    • the shell of a turtle龟壳
    see also eggshell, nutshell, razor shell, seashell, tortoiseshell
    Extra Examples
    • Male crabs shed their shells twice a year.公螃蟹每年蜕壳两次。
    • Remove the mussels from their shells.把贻贝从壳中取出。
    • The snail went back into its shell.蜗牛缩回壳里。
    • There was a hard outer shell and a tough inner shell. 有一个坚硬的外壳和一个坚硬的内壳。
    Topics Fish and shellfishb1, Animalsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • empty
    • hard
    • outer
    • …
    verb + shell
    • have
    • come out of
    • emerge from
    • …
    See full entry
  2. [countable] any object that looks like the shell of a snail or sea creature壳状物
    • pasta shells贝壳形意大利面
  3. [countable] a metal case filled with explosive, to be fired from a large gun炮弹
    • mortar/artillery shells迫击炮/炮弹
    • A shell burst only yards away from us.一颗炮弹在距离我们仅几码处爆炸。
    • Several empty shell casings were found in the area.在该地区发现了几个空的外壳。
    Extra Examples
    • Two shells hit the roof.两颗炮弹击中了房顶。
    • They braved heavy shell fire to rescue the wounded.他们冒着猛烈的炮火去抢救伤员。
    • The telltale sound of an incoming shell was heard.能清晰地听到炮弹正呼啸而来。
    • a heap of spent brass shells from a machine gun一堆废旧的机关枪铜弹壳
    Topics War and conflictc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • unexploded
    • spent
    • anti-aircraft
    • …
    verb + shell
    • load
    • fire
    shell + verb
    • fly
    • fall
    • land
    • …
    shell + noun
    • fire
    • shock
    • case
    • …
    See full entry
  4. (North American English)
    (also cartridge British and North American English)
    [countable] a tube or case containing explosive and a bullet or shot, for shooting from a gun 炮弹
  5. [countable] the walls or outer structure of something, for example, an empty building or ship after a fire or a bomb attack（房屋或船舶等的）骨架，框架，壳体
    • The house was now a shell gutted by flames.房子烧得只剩个空骨架了。
    • (figurative) My life has been an empty shell since he died.他死后，我的生活就成了一个徒有其表的空壳子。
    • The fire reduced the school to a hollow shell.学校烧得只剩个空骨架了。
    Topics Transport by waterc2, Buildingsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • concrete
    • burned-out
    • empty
    • …
    See full entry
  6. [countable] any structure that forms a hard outer frame（任何物体的）外壳，壳体
    • the body shell of a car车身外壳
  7. [singular] the outer layer of somebody’s personality; how they seem to be or feel（人的）表面性格，表面人格，表面感情，外表
    • She had developed a shell of indifference.她养成一副冷漠的外表。
    • She had built up a protective shell around herself.她给自己建了个“保护壳”，躲了进去。
    8. Word OriginOld English scell (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schel ‘scale, shell’, also to scale ‘thin plates that cover the skin of many fish and reptiles’. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent. in sense (2).
Idioms
come out of your shell
  1. to become less shy and more confident when talking to other people（和人交谈时）放大胆子，不缩手缩脚
    • He’s really come out of his shell since he met Marie.自遇到玛丽以后，他真的变开朗了。
to go, retreat, etc. into your shell
  1. to become shyer and avoid talking to other people变得羞怯（或内向、孤僻）
    • Whenever my friends are here, she just withdraws into her shell.每当我的朋友们在这里时，她都会缩进贝壳里。

shell

verb
/ʃel/
/ʃel/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shell
/ʃel/
/ʃel/
he / she / it shells
/ʃelz/
/ʃelz/
past simple shelled
/ʃeld/
/ʃeld/
past participle shelled
/ʃeld/
/ʃeld/
-ing form shelling
/ˈʃelɪŋ/
/ˈʃelɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [transitive, intransitive] shell (something) to fire shells at something炮击
    • They shelled the city all night.他们整夜炮轰那座城市。
    • Just as they were leaving, the rebels started shelling.他们正要撤离，叛军开始了炮击。
    Topics War and conflictc2
  2. [transitive] shell something to remove the shell or outer layer from nuts, peas, etc. 给…去壳
    3. Word OriginOld English scell (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schel ‘scale, shell’, also to scale ‘thin plates that cover the skin of many fish and reptiles’. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent. in sense (2).

Shell

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  1. a large international oil company that was formed when the British company Shell combined with the Dutch company Royal Dutch in the 1900s. It is now involved in producing oil and gas in Asia, the Middle East, the North Sea and South America. It also owns petrol stations in many countries.
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shellshellD.J.:[ʃel]K.K.:[ʃɛl]n.1.■(贝、卵、坚果等的)壳2.■外壳, 框架After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.大火以后所剩下的就是被烧焦的建筑物的外壳了。3.■炮弹A shell exploded right beside his office.一颗炮弹就在他的办公室旁边爆炸了。
CET-4 CET-6 考研 TOEFL IELTS GRE BNC: 2687 COCA: 2560
shell noun | verb
 1 
shell / FZl ; Fel /noun C
1.
a. the hard outer part that covers and protects an egg, nut, or seed〔禽蛋、坚果、种子的〕壳:
•Never buy eggs with cracked shells.千万不要买破壳的蛋。
•peanuts roasted in their shells带壳的炒花生
b. the hard protective covering of an animal such as a SNAIL , MUSSEL , or CRAB〔蜗牛、贻贝或螃蟹的〕壳; 贝壳:
•a snail shell蜗牛壳
•The children were collecting shells on the beach.孩子们在海滩上捡贝壳。
⇒SEASHELL
2. a metal container, like a large bullet, which is full of an explosive substance and is fired from a large gun炮弹:
•We ran for cover as shells dropped all around us.周围都有炮弹落下，我们奔跑着寻找地方躲避。
•an exploding mortar shell 一枚爆炸的迫击炮弹
3. especially AmEa metal tube containing a bullet and an explosive substance子弹; 弹药筒;SYNcartridge
4. the outside structure of something, especially the part of a building that remains when the rest of it has been destroyed〔尤指建筑物等遭破坏后剩下的〕框架，骨架:
[+ of ]
•the burnt-out shell of a nightclub一家夜总会烧毁后剩下的空骨架
5. out of your shell becoming less shy and more confident and willing to talk to people不再羞怯，愿意与人攀谈，开始活跃起来:
•I had hoped that university would bring him out of his shell .我曾经希望大学生活能够使他胆子大起来。
•She's started to come out of her shell a little.她开始放开了一点。
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shellverb T
1. to fire shells from large guns at something炮轰:
•The army has been shelling the town since yesterday.军队从昨天开始就在炮轰这座镇子。
2. to remove something such as beans or nuts from a shell or POD剥去〔豆荚、坚果等〕的壳:
•Josie was shelling peas in the kitchen.乔茜在厨房里剥豆子。
shell out (sth)phr v
1. informalto pay a lot of money for something, especially unwillingly〔尤指不情愿地〕花大笔钱，付大笔款子:
•If you want the repairs done right, you'll have to shell out at least $800.假如想修理好，你至少得花 800 美元。
[+ for ]
•She ended up shelling out for two rooms.结果两个房间花了她一大笔钱。
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shell
1 shell /ˈʃɛl/ noun
plural shells
1 shell
/ˈʃɛl/
noun
plural shells
Learner's definition of SHELL
1 
a  : the hard outer covering of an animal, insect, etc., that protects it（动物、昆虫等的）壳
[count]
[noncount]
— see also seashell, tortoiseshell
b  : the hard outer covering of an egg : eggshell蛋壳
[count]
[noncount]
c  : the hard outer covering of a nut, fruit, or seed果壳
[count]
[noncount]
2 
[count] US : something (such as pasta) that is shaped like a shell加馅壳状通心粉
3 
[count] : the hard outer structure of a building, car, airplane, etc.（建筑物、汽车、飞机等的）外部结构，外壳 — usually singular通常用单数
4 
[count] chiefly US : a hard or crisp piece of bread, dough, etc., that is used to hold a filling馅饼皮；酥皮
5 
[count]
a  : a metal case that is filled with an explosive and that is shot from a cannon炮弹
b  chiefly US : a metal tube that you put into a gun and that holds an explosive and a bullet : cartridge弹药筒；弹夹
6 
a  — used in phrases that describe becoming less shy and more willing to talk to other people不再羞怯，开始活跃（用于短语）
b  — used in phrases that describe becoming quieter, less active, etc.变得缄默，变得不太活泼（用于短语）
2 shell /ˈʃɛl/ verb
shells; shelled; shelling
2 shell
/ˈʃɛl/
verb
shells; shelled; shelling
Learner's definition of SHELL
[+ object]
1 
: to remove the shell or outer covering of (something)剥…的壳
2 
: to shoot shells at (someone or something) using large guns炮轰；炮击
3 
US, informal : to score heavily against (a pitcher) in baseball（从对方投手）大量得分 — usually used as (be) shelled通常用作(be) shelled

shell out

[phrasal verb]
shell out or shell out (money) informal
: to pay a large amount of money for something为…花很多钱 — usually + for
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