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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