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Hulk N English Ship Recorded Hʌlk N.废船,船壳;笨重之人或物 英

单词 hulk
音标 [hʌlk]
解释 n.废船,船壳;笨重之人或物
红宝书 【英】 n. 废船(the hull of an dismantled ship)
字源 hulk (n.)
Old English hulc "light, fast ship" (but in Middle English a heavy, unwieldy one), probably from Old Dutch hulke and Medieval Latin hulcus, perhaps ultimately from Greek holkas "merchant ship," literally "ship that is towed," from helkein "to pull" (from PIE root *selk- "to pull, draw"). Meaning "body of an old, worn-out ship" is first recorded 1670s. The Hulks ("Great Expectations") were old ships used as prisons. Sense of "big, clumsy person" is first recorded c.1400 (early 14c. as a surname: Stephen le Hulke).
hulk (v.)
"to be clumsy, unwieldy, lazy," 1789, from hulk (n.). Related: Hulked; hulking.
不择手段背单词 n. (笨重, 旧的, 难以操纵的)废船; 庞大、笨拙或不灵便的人或物体
【读】好客: 一般来说大笨人都比较好客!
趣味全助记 【记】hull(船体) + 音:壳;音:厚壳→有着很厚壳的船;bulk 很大的

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