husk
/hʌsk/ (bre, ipa) · /hʌsk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhəsk/ (ame, mw)
husk — noun
- husksingular
- husksplural
1. the dry, tough outer layer that covers grains, seeds, or nuts — something you us
the dry, tough outer layer that covers grains, seeds, or nuts — something you usually remove before eating, like the papery wrapping around an ear of corn or the hard covering of a rice grain.
Wen peeled back the green husk of the corn to reveal the yellow kernels underneath.
collocation: husk of corn
Rice grains have a tough husk that must be removed by milling before the rice can be cooked.
collocation: tough husk, passive: removed by milling
After the harvest, the dried husks were gathered and used as fuel for the stove.
The children made dolls from dried corn husks during the autumn festival.
A single coconut has a thick, fibrous husk that protects the hard shell inside.
- kernel
the edible inner part of a seed or grain, inside the husk
文法句型
the husk of [grain/seed]
[grain/seed] husk
用法筆記
Often refers specifically to the papery covering of corn (maize) or the woody covering of grains like rice and barley. For nuts, 'shell' is more common; for fruits with thin skin, 'peel' or 'skin' is used.
常見錯誤
husk — verb
- huskpresent simple I / you / we / they
- husks3rd person singular
- husking-ing form
- huskedpast simple
1. to strip off the dry outer covering from grains, seeds, or nuts — for example, p
to strip off the dry outer covering from grains, seeds, or nuts — for example, pulling the papery leaves off an ear of corn before cooking, or removing the hard shell from a rice grain during processing.
Keiko sat on the porch and husked the corn for the evening meal.
The machine can husk over two hundred ears of corn in a single minute.
quantifier: over two hundred ears of corn
Nadia taught her younger brother how to husk the corn without tearing the kernels.
Before cooking, the rice grains must be husked in a mill to remove the inedible outer layer.
Samir husked the ears of corn and dropped each one into a large pot of salted water.
文法句型
husk + [grain/seed/nut]
用法筆記
Typically used with corn (maize) in everyday contexts. For rice and other grains, 'mill' or 'process' is more common in modern settings. The direct object is always the thing being husked.