husk
/hʌsk/ (bre, ipa) · /hʌsk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhəsk/ (ame, mw)
husk — 名詞
- husksingular
- husksplural
1. the dry, tough outer layer that covers grains, seeds, or nuts — something you us
穀殼
穀物、種子的乾燥外皮
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.
Wen 剝開玉米的綠色殼，露出下面黃色的玉米粒。
collocation: husk of corn
Rice grains have a tough husk that must be removed by milling before the rice can be cooked.
稻米有堅硬的穀殼，必須用碾米機去除後才能烹煮。
collocation: tough husk, passive: removed by milling
After the harvest, the dried husks were gathered and used as fuel for the stove.
收割後，乾燥的穀殼被收集起來當作爐灶的燃料。
The children made dolls from dried corn husks during the autumn festival.
孩子們在秋收節慶中用乾燥的玉米殼做娃娃。
A single coconut has a thick, fibrous husk that protects the hard shell inside.
一顆椰子有厚實的纖維質外殼，保護著裡面的硬殼。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
去殼；剝殼
去除穀物或種子的乾燥外皮
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.
Keiko 坐在門廊上剝玉米殼，準備晚餐。
The machine can husk over two hundred ears of corn in a single minute.
這部機器每分鐘可以去除超過兩百根玉米的殼。
quantifier: over two hundred ears of corn
Nadia taught her younger brother how to husk the corn without tearing the kernels.
Nadia 教她的弟弟如何剝玉米殼才不會傷到玉米粒。
Before cooking, the rice grains must be husked in a mill to remove the inedible outer layer.
稻穀在烹煮前必須用碾米機去殼，才能去除不能吃的部分。
Samir husked the ears of corn and dropped each one into a large pot of salted water.
Samir 把玉米剝殼後，一根根丟進一大鍋鹽水裡。
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.