"husk" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 殼
• 外皮

Definition

某些水果或種子的乾燥外殼，如玉米或稻米。也可以指任何物體的外層，特別是被去除時。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於農業或植物學領域。也可作比喻，表示事物空洞或無活力，如“a husk of his former self”。作為動詞時指去除外殼。

Examples

The husk of the corn must be removed before cooking.

煮玉米前必須去掉**外殼**。

Rice husk can be used as animal food.

稻米的**殼**可以用作動物飼料。

Peeling the husk off peanuts is easy.

剝去花生的**外殼**很容易。

After the harvest, piles of corn husks were left in the field.

收割後，田裡留下大量玉米**殼**。

He felt like a husk of his former self after the illness.

生病後，他覺得自己只是一個過去的**空殼**。

You need to husk the coconut before using it in recipes.

做料理前必須**去掉椰子的外殼**。