壳 (殼)
qiào
Pinyin
Definition
壳 (殼)
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- shell
- carapace
- crust (earth's crust etc)
- also pr. [ké]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (1)
金蝉脱壳
- 1 lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
- 2 a crafty escape plan
Sample Sentences
像废纸、塑料瓶、玻璃、旧衣服、饮料罐什么的可以回收。瓜果皮、花生壳、面包等不可回收。对了,餐巾纸和卫生纸水溶性太强了,也不可回收。
Stuff like wastepaper, plastic bottles, glass, old clothes, beverage cans and whatnot are all recyclable. Stuff like fruit peels, peanut shells, bread and such are not recyclable. Oh right, napkins and toilet paper break down too easily in water, so they are also not recyclable.
喝黄酒吃大闸蟹时的工具还很讲究,最神奇的是吃完螃蟹以后,蟹壳还可以完整拼回原来的样子。
The tools for drinking huangjiu and eating Chinese mitten crabs are also very specialized. The most fascinating thing is that after you've eaten the crabs, the crab shell can be completely reassembled into its original appearance.
既然有这么多楼,就不该有那么多像我一样的无壳蜗牛吧?
Given there are so many apartment blocks, there shouldn't be so many snails without shells like me, no?
我看我们也只能继续当无壳蜗牛了。
I guess our only option is to continue to be snails without shells.
杂牌货这肯定是没保障的,我看你这服务电话打了也说不定是个空壳公司。
If it's not a brand name product it won't have a guarantee. The service number you called could even be just a shell company.
可是它货送来了呀,要是空壳公司我怎么办呀?钱都汇过去了。
But they delivered the unit OK. If it is a shell company, how do I proceed? I already sent the money.
看,你的手机壳就是海贼王!我记得,刚才有人说自己不喜欢卡通。
Look, you've got a One Piece phone cover right there! I seem to remember someone saying just now that they didn't like cartoons.
先把头和尾巴剥掉,再把身上的壳剥掉。
First peel off its head and tail, then peel off the shell on its body.
哦,那你记好了,名字叫 《 攻壳机动队 》。
Huh, so remember: It's called ``Ghost in the Shell."