“shell”常见的词性为名词和动词，以下是不同词性下的常见释义： 名词 （蛋、坚果、某些动物的）壳 The snail slowly emerged from its shell.（蜗牛慢慢地从它的壳里爬了出来。）

Crack the eggshell and pour the egg into the bowl.（敲碎蛋壳，把鸡蛋倒进碗里。）

外壳；外形；框架 The building's shell was left standing after the fire.（火灾过后，大楼的框架还矗立在那里。）

This old car is just a shell; it needs a lot of work to run again.（这辆旧汽车只是个空架子，要想重新开动还需要做很多维修工作。）

炮弹 The soldiers were trained to handle different types of shells.（士兵们接受训练以操作不同类型的炮弹。）

动词 剥去（水果、蔬菜等的）皮；去壳 She shelled the peanuts for the children.（她为孩子们剥花生。）

炮击；轰炸 The enemy shelled the town all night.（敌人整夜炮击这个城镇。）