shell in Chinese
shell in Chinese is 蛋壳 蛋殼, 貝, 榴弹炮 — shell means the hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
shell in Chinese
蛋壳 蛋殼
A hard external covering of an animal.
貝
Pronounced: bèi
(entomology) The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.
榴弹炮
Pronounced: liú dàn pào
(weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.
車體風格
Pronounced: chē tǐ fēng gé
(architecture) Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.
尿布
Pronounced: niào bù
(chemistry) A set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number.
骨骼
Pronounced: gǔ gé
An emaciated person.
What does "shell" mean?
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noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
"The tortoise pulled its head into its shell at the first sign of danger."
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noun An explosive projectile fired from artillery.
"The old bunker still bears scars from shells fired decades ago."
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noun The outer frame or structure of something, especially when unfinished or empty inside.
"After the fire, only the blackened shell of the building remained."
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noun A computer program that provides a command-line interface for interacting with an operating system.
"She wrote a small script to automate backups using the Bash shell."
shell in a sentence
- The tortoise pulled its head into its shell at the first sign of danger.
- She cracked the shell of the walnut with a nutcracker.
- The old bunker still bears scars from shells fired decades ago.
- After the fire, only the blackened shell of the building remained.
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Frequently asked questions
What is "shell" in Chinese?
"shell" in Chinese is 蛋壳 蛋殼, 貝, 榴弹炮. shell means: The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
How do you use "shell" in a sentence?
Example: "The tortoise pulled its head into its shell at the first sign of danger." In Chinese, "shell" is 蛋壳 蛋殼, 貝, 榴弹炮.
Are there other ways to say "shell" in Chinese?
Yes — Chinese has 6 translations listed for "shell": 蛋壳 蛋殼, 貝, 榴弹炮, 車體風格, 尿布, 骨骼.
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