名詞 hull:

1. dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
2. persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry
3. United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843)
   同義詞：Isaac Hull
4. United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955)
   同義詞：Cordell Hull
5. a large fishing port in northeastern England
   同義詞：Kingston-upon Hull
6. the frame or body of ship

動(dòng)詞 hull:

1. remove the hulls from

1. The forward part of a ship's hull; the bow.
   船首船體外殼的前面部份; 船頭
2. Divers trying to raise the bodies of118 sailors from the sunken Kursk nuclear submarine were near to finishing a man-sized hole in the hull on Tuesday, the Russian navy officer leading the operation said.
   一名主持打撈行動(dòng)的俄羅斯海軍官員表示，試圖將一百一十八名士兵的尸體從沉沒(méi)的庫(kù)爾斯克核子潛艦中拖出的潛水人員們，周二已經(jīng)快要完成在潛艦外殼上鑿洞的工作。這個(gè)洞口的大小約可讓一個(gè)人通過(guò)。
3. The hull of a ship loomed up suddenly through the fog.
   一條船的船體突然黑壓壓地在霧中出現(xiàn)。
4. Some fruits and seeds have hulls.
   有些水果和種子有外殼。

hull

n.（名詞）

The dry outer covering of a fruit, seed, or nut; a husk.
果皮，外皮：水果、種子或堅(jiān)果的干外皮；果皮
The enlarged calyx of a fruit, such as a strawberry, that is usually green and easily detached.
花萼：水果（例如草莓）脹大的花萼，通常為綠色，容易剝離

Nautical The frame or body of a ship, exclusive of masts, engines, or superstructure.
【航?！?/i> 船殼，船體：船的框架或主體，不包括桅桿、發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)和上層建筑
The main body of various other large vehicles, such as a tank, an airship, or a flying boat.
殼體：其它大型車輛（如坦克，飛艇）的主要結(jié)構(gòu)
The outer casing of a rocket, guided missile, or spaceship.
外殼：火箭，導(dǎo)彈或宇宙飛船的外殼
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
hulled,hull.ing,hulls
To remove the hulls of (fruit or seeds).
去掉果皮，去殼：剝開(kāi)（水果或種子的）外殼

來(lái)源：
Middle English hulle [husk]
中古英語(yǔ) hulle [果皮]
from Old English hulu * see kel-
源自 古英語(yǔ) hulu *參見(jiàn) kel-

【引伸】
hull.er
n.（名詞）