1. come out of one's shell : 不再羞怯；

1. shell的意思

1. She is shelling peas.
    她在剥豌豆。

2. The town was shelled last night.
    昨晚该镇遭到炮击。

1. The seashore was covered with shells.
    海滩上到处是贝壳。

2. The building was burned to a shell.
    大楼被烧得只剩下空骨架。

3. The despair left him a mere shell of a man.
    他陷入绝望，形同躯壳。

1. (蛋、坚果等的)壳
    The shell of a nut or egg is the hard covering which surrounds it.

    e.g. They cracked the nuts and removed their shells...
           他们砸开坚果,剥去硬壳。
    e.g. Once the eggs have hatched the shells are left behind.
           一旦鸡蛋孵化后，蛋壳就没用了。

2. (龟、蜗牛、蟹等的)壳
    The shell of an animal such as a tortoise, snail, or crab is the hard protective covering that it has around its body or on its back.

3. 贝壳
    Shells are hard objects found on beaches. They are usually pink, white, or brown and are the coverings which used to surround small sea creatures.

    e.g. I collect shells and interesting seaside items.
           我收集贝壳和海边有趣的小玩意儿。
    e.g. ...sea shells.
           海里的贝壳

4. 剥…的壳;去…的皮
    If you shell nuts, peas, prawns, or other food, you remove their natural outer covering.

    e.g. She shelled and ate a few nuts.
           她剥了几个坚果吃了。
    e.g. ...shelled prawns.
           去了皮的对虾

5. 自我封闭的外壳;保护壳
    If someone comes out of their shell, they become more friendly and interested in other people and less quiet, shy, and reserved.

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    e.g. Her normally shy son had come out of his shell.
           她那平时很害羞的儿子已经开始与人交往了。
    e.g. ...a lonely boy struggling to emerge from his shell.
           一个努力想要走出自我封闭的孤独男孩

6. (建筑物、车、船等的)骨架，框架，壳体
    The shell of a building, boat, car, or other structure is the outside frame of it.

    e.g. ...the shells of burned buildings...
           大厦被烧毁后露出的框架
    e.g. The solid feel of the car''s shell is impressive.
           这辆汽车的外壳给人的感觉异常坚固。

7. 炮弹
    A shell is a weapon consisting of a metal container filled with explosives that can be fired from a large gun over long distances.

8. 炮轰;炮击
    To shell a place means to fire explosive shells at it.

    e.g. The rebels shelled the densely-populated suburbs near the port.
           叛乱者炮轰了港口附近人口密集的郊区。

相关词组：shell out

1. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

    Synonym: carapacecuticleshield

2. the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod

3. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

    Synonym: platescale

4. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile
    fired from a large gun

5. the housing or outer covering of something

    e.g. the clock has a walnut case

    Synonym: casecasing

6. a very light narrow racing boat

    Synonym: racing shell

7. a rigid covering that envelops an object

    e.g. the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice

8. the exterior covering of a bird''s egg

    Synonym: eggshell

9. the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts

10. the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

1. remove the husks from

    e.g. husk corn

    Synonym: husk

2. remove from its shell or outer covering

    e.g. shell the legumes
           shell mussels

3. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

    e.g. Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
           We beat the competition
           Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game

    Synonym: beatbeat outcrushtrouncevanquish

4. use explosives on

    e.g. The enemy has been shelling us all day

    Synonym: blast

5. look for and collect shells by the seashore

6. hit the pitches of hard and regularly

    e.g. He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning

7. fall out of the pod or husk

    e.g. The corn shelled

8. create by using explosives

    e.g. blast a passage through the mountain

    Synonym: blast