husk

英 [hʌsk] 美 [hʌsk]
  • n. 皮;外壳;无价值之物
  • vt. 削皮;以粗哑的嗓音说
  • vi. 嗓音变得嘶哑

助记提示


1. house => husk.
2. Etymologically, a husk is probably a 'little house'.
3. the notion being, of course, that it 'houses' seeds or fruits.
4. The derivative husky was coined in the 16th century; its use for 'hoarse' comes from the idea of having dry husks in the throat (the husky dog [19] is an entirely different word, probably an alteration of Eskimo).
5. 音: 厚撕壳,厚的撕去的壳

双语例句


1. The husk of this coconut is particularly strong.
椰子的外壳很明显非常坚固。

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2. Inside this husk there is a baffled man aged thirty.
在这个臭皮囊里仍然活着一位不可思议的三十岁的男子.

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3. I had winnowed the husk away when he came in.
他进来时,我已把糠筛去了.

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4. Brown bread contains the husk of wheat.
黑面包含有麸皮.

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5. He's a mere husk of his former self.
(因为生病等原因)他只剩下个躯壳.

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