时间: 2025-04-24 19:23:44
美: [ʃɛl]
英: [ʃel]
n. 壳，贝壳；炮弹；外形
vi. 剥落；设定命令行解释器的位置
vt. 剥皮；炮轰
最后更新时间:2025-04-24 19:23:44
词源分析：Shell源于古英语“sceall”，意指“壳”或“外壳”。其词根与德语的“Schale”和荷兰语的“schil”相似，均表示与保护或覆盖相关的概念。
历史背景：Shell作为“外壳”的使用可以追溯到中世纪时期，在技术领域，指代软件的命令行界面始于20世纪70年代的计算机科学发展。
课本：可能出现于**的英语教材包括《新概念英语》，适合初中及高中生；在牛津与美国的教材中，通常出现在计算机科学或环境科学的课程中，适合高中生及大学生。
正式与非正式语境：
特殊场合：
The turtle hides inside its shell when it feels threatened.
（乌龟在感到威胁时会躲进它的壳里。）
The artist used a shell to create a unique sculpture.
（这位艺术家使用了一个贝壳来创作独特的雕塑。）
In programming, a shell script automates tasks for the user.
（在编程中，Shell脚本为用户自动化任务。）
The egg's shell is fragile and needs to be handled with care.
（鸡蛋的壳很脆弱，需要小心处理。）
The shell of the software provides a user-friendly interface.
（该软件的界面提供了用户友好的操作界面。）
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选择词根记忆法：
通过以上分析，可以更全面地理解并记忆单词“shell”。
[N-COUNT] The shell of a nut or egg is the hard covering which surrounds it. (坚果或蛋的) 壳
例：They cracked the nuts and removed their shells.他们打破坚果并剥掉果壳。
[N-UNCOUNT] Shell is the substance that a shell is made of. 壳料
例：...beads made from ostrich egg shell.…鸵鸟蛋壳做成的珠子。
[N-COUNT] The shell of an animal such as a tortoise, snail, or crab is the hard protective covering that it has around its body or on its back. (动物的) 甲壳
例：...the spiral form of a snail shell.…蜗牛壳的螺旋形状。
[N-COUNT] Shells are hard objects found on beaches. They are usually pink, white, or brown and are the coverings which used to surround small sea creatures. 贝壳
例：I collect shells and interesting seaside items.我收集贝壳以及海边有趣的东西。
[V-T] If you shell nuts, peas, shrimp, or other food, you remove their natural outer covering. 剥…的壳
例：She shelled and ate a few nuts.她剥了一些坚果吃。
[N-COUNT] If someone comes out of their shell, they become more friendly and interested in other people and less quiet, shy, and reserved. 矜持
例：Her normally shy son had come out of his shell.她那平时害羞的儿子已经开始活跃起来了。
[N-COUNT] The shell of a building, boat, car, or other structure is the outside frame of it. 框架
例：...the shells of burned buildings.…被烧毁的建筑物的框架。
[N-COUNT] A shell is a weapon consisting of a metal container filled with explosives that can be fired from a large gun over long distances. 炮弹
例：Tanks fired shells at the house.坦克向那座房子发射炮弹。
[V-T] To shell a place means to fire explosive shells at it. 炮击
例：The rebels shelled the densely-populated suburbs near the port.那些叛乱者炮击了港口附近人口稠密的郊区。
[N-VAR] shelling 炮击
例：Out on the streets, the shelling continued.在外面街道上，炮击在继续。