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shell
(shĕl)n.
1.
a. The usually hard outer covering that encases certain organisms, such as insects, turtles, and most mollusks.
b. A similar outer covering on a nut or seed.
c. A similar outer covering on certain eggs, such as those of birds and reptiles; an eggshell.
d. The material that constitutes such a covering.
2. Something resembling or having the form of a shell, especially:
a. An external, usually hard, protective or enclosing case or cover.
b. A framework or exterior, as of a building.
c. A thin layer of pastry.
d. The external part of the ear.
3. Nautical
a. The hull of a ship.
b. A light, long, narrow racing boat propelled by rowers.
4. A small glass for beer.
5.
a. An artillery projectile containing an explosive charge.
b. A metal or cardboard case containing the charge and primer for a piece of firearms ammunition, especially one also containing shot and fired from a shotgun.
6. An attitude or a manner adopted to mask one's true feelings or to protect one from perceived or real danger: Embarrassed, she withdrew into a shell.
7. Physics
a. A set of electron orbitals having nearly the same energy and sharing the same first quantum number.
b. Any of the stable states of other particles or collections of particles (such as the nucleons in an atomic nucleus) at a given energy or small range of energies.
8.
a. A usually sleeveless and collarless, typically knit blouse.
b. A thin, usually waterproof or windproof outer garment for the upper body.
9. Computers A program that works with the operating system as a command processor, used to enter commands and initiate their execution.
10. A company or corporation created by a second company or corporation for the purposes of facilitating a particular transaction, especially one that is intended to be concealed.
v. shelled, shell·ing, shells
v.tr.
1.
a. To remove the shell of; shuck: shell oysters.
b. To remove from a shell: shell peas.
2. To separate the kernels of (corn) from the cob.
3. To fire shells at; bombard.
4.
a. To defeat decisively.
b. Baseball To hit the pitches of (a pitcher) hard and with regularity: shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: 1. To shed or become free of a shell.
2. To look for or collect shells, as on a seashore: spent the day shelling on Cape Cod.
shell out Informal
To hand over; pay: had to shell out 500ドル in car repairs.
shell adj.
shell′er n.
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shell out
vb
(adverb) informal to pay out or hand over (money)
[C19: from shell (in the sense: to remove from a pod or (figuratively) a purse)]
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Verb 1. [画像:shell out - administer or bestow, as in small portions]shell out - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, lot, administer, allot, deal
give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
reallot - allot again; "They were realloted additional farm land"
deal - distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"
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vyklopit
leszurkol
punga út
sökülmek
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shell
(ʃel) noun1. the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc. an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell. dop مَحارَه، صَدَفَه черупка concha skořápka, krunýř, lastura die Schale skal; -skal; skjold; -skjold κέλυφος, όστρακο, τσόφλι concha, caracol koor, kilp پوست kuori coquille, coquillage, carapace קליפה छिलका oklop, školjka héj cangkang skel; skurn guscio, conchiglia 貝がら 껍질 kiautas čaumala; čaula; gliemežnīca cangkerang omhulsel skall, skjell skorupa پوست concha scoică; cochilie; coajă; carapace раковина; панцирь; скорлупа škrupina, pancier, lastúra lupina ljuštura snäcka, skal, [snigels] hus เปลือกหอย kabuk 殼、甲 шкаралупа, лушпина خول ، چھلکا vỏ, mai 壳、甲
2. an outer covering or framework. After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building. raamwerk هَيْكَل البِناء скеле esqueleto kostra das Gerippe ydermur εξωτερικός σκελετός, περίβλημα armazón karkass, seinad جلد kuori carcasse שלד ढांचा kostur váz kerangka (hús)grind struttura, carcassa 骨組み 뼈대 karkasas, griaučiai karkass rangka geraamte skall; yttermur szkielet جلد esqueleto carcasă каркас; оболочка kostra ogrodje skelet skal, skrov โครงสร้างอาคารหรือสิ่งก่อสร้าง iskelet 框架,骨架 оболонка; кістяк ڈھانچا cấu trúc tạo nên khung hoặc vỏ 框架,骨架
3. a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc. A shell exploded right beside him. granaat قَذيفَه гилза projétil granát die Granate granat βλήμα cartucho mürsk پوكه فشنگ kranaatti obus פגז गोला čahura, topovska granata gránát peluru meriam fallbyssuskot proiettile 砲弾 포탄, 탄피 artilerijos sviedinys šāviņš kelongsong granaat hylse, granat pocisk كارتوس projéctil obuz снаряд granát granata granata granat, patron[hylsa] ปลอกกระสุน kovan, mermi kovanı 彈殼 артилерійський снаряд بم، خانہ جس میں کارتوس بھرا ہوتا ہے quả đạn pháo, đạn súng cối 弹壳
verb1. to remove from its shell or pod. You have to shell peas before eating them. afdop يُقَشِّر беля descascar (vy)loupat enthülsen, schälen skrælle ξεφλουδίζω, αφαιρώ το περίβλημα desvainar, quitar la concha koorima پوست كندن از kuoria écosser, écaler לְקַלֵף छिलका उतारना ljuštiti, skinuti koru (meg)hámoz, fejt menguliti afhÿða, flysja sgusciare, sgranare 殻をとる 껍질을 제거하다 išaižyti, išlukštenti nolobīt; izlobīt mengopek doppen pille, rense, ta av skallet łuskać پوستول descascar a desface, a descoji очищть, лущит�� (vy)lúpať oluščiti ljuštiti skala ลอกเปลือกออก kabuğunu soymak 去殼,去莢 лущити, обчищати خول سے نکالنا bóc vỏ, lột vỏ 剥去...的壳
2. to fire explosive shells at. The army shelled the enemy mercilessly. peper, moker يَقْصِفُ بالمَدْفَعِيَّه бомбардирам bombardear bombardovat beschießen beskyde med granater σφυροκοπώ, βομβαρδίζω bombardear pommitama بمباران كردن pommittaa kranaateilla bombarder לְהַפגִיז गोलाबारी करना, गोला बरसाना obasuti granatama (ágyúval, gránátokkal) lő menembak gera stórskotaárás á bombardare 砲撃する 포격하다 apšaudyti apšaudīt menembak dengan meriam beschieten skyte på, bombardere ostrzeliwać شليك كول bombardear a bombarda обстреливать ostreľovať bombardirati granatirati bombardera, beskjuta จุดระเบิด bombalamak, mermi yağdırmak 砲轟 обстрілювати артилерійським вогнем کارتوس داغنا bắn pháo, nã pháo 炮轰
ˈshellfish – plural ˈshellfish – noun any of several kinds of sea animal covered with a shell (eg oyster, crab). skulpvis سَمَكَه مَحاريَّه ، صَدَفَه мекотело с черупка crustáceo měkkýš, korýš das Schalentier skaldyr θαλασσινά οστρακοειδή crustáceo, marisco koorikloom حلزون صدف دار äyriäinen coquillages; crustacés; fruits de mer חָיַית-מָיִם מִבַעֲלֵי הַקרוּם कवच-प्राण�� školjka, ljuskar kagylós állat(ok) kerang-kerangan skeldÿr/-fiskur mollusco; crostaceo 貝 갑각류의 동물 kiaukutinis gyvûnas vēžveidīgais hidupan laut yang bercangkerang schelpdier skalldyr skorupiak كب يا بل داوبو ژوى چې كلك پوښ ولري (لكه كوني كبر crustáceo scoici; crustacee; fructe de mare моллюск; ракообразное mäkkýš, kôrovec lupinar ljuskar skaldjur สัตว์น้ําประเภทที่มีเปลือก su kabuklusu 甲殼類動物 молюск کیکڑا، جھینگا وغیرہ loài động vậy có vỏ 甲壳类动物
come out of one's shell to become more confident and less shy. uit jou dop kom يَخْرُج من عُزْلَتِه ويُصْبِح أقل خَجلا излизам от черупката си sair da casca roztát aus seinem Schneckenhaus herauskommen komme ud af skallen βγαίνω από το καβούκι μου, αφήνω τις ντροπές salir del caparazón oma koorest välja tulema اعتماد به نفس به دست آوردن tulla ulos kuorestaan sortir de sa coquille לְהַפסִיק לְהִסתַגֵר בְּתוֹך עַצמוֹ अपने घेरे या दायरे से निकालना izaći iz ljušture, osloboditi se zatvorenosti kibújik a csigaházból makin yakin, makin percaya diri skríða út úr skelinni uscire dal guscio/bozzolo 打ち解ける 껍데기에서 나오다, 마음을 터놓다 išlįsti iš savo kiauto, įsidrąsinti izlīst no savas čaulas; atmest kautrību/atturību menjadi lebih yakin loskomen komme ut av skallet sitt wyjść ze swojej skorupy په ځان اعتماد درلودل sair da casca a ieşi din carapace выйти из своей скорлупы osmeliť sa opogumiti se izaći iz ljušture krypa ur sitt skal มั่นใจขึ้น kabuğundan çıkmak, utangaçlığından sıyrılmak 變得較有自信且較不害羞 вийти із своєї шкаралупи شرمیلا پن ختم کرنا chan hòa với mọi người 一改矜持的态度,开始与人交往
shell out to pay out (money). I had to shell out twenty dollars. betaal يَدْفَع плащам desembolsar vyklopit blechen punge ud med πληρώνω desembolsar (raha) välja laduma پرداختن pulittaa débourser לְשַלֵם भुगतान करना izvući novac od koga, protiv volje dati novac leszurkol (összeget) membayar punga út sborsare 支払う 돈을 부득이 치르다, 지불하다 išmesti (pinigų) atdarīt maku bayar opdokken punge ut wybulić پرداختن desembolsar a cheltui раскошеливаться vysoliť plačati platiti protiv volje punga ut med จ่ายเงิน vermek, sökülmek 支付 виплачувати رقم ادا کرنا trả tiền thường là miễn cưỡng 支付
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