Word · Frequency #15605
hulks
废船；旧船体
hulks is the plural of hulk.
核心释义
A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of its equipment and rigging, and often used for accommodation or storage.
- 1.
废船:不能使用但仍漂浮,通常已拆除设备和索具,用作住宿或储存。
A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of equipment and rigging, and often put to other uses such as accommodation or storage.
- 2.
外貌(尤指体格)酷似漫威漫画中浩克的人。
A person resembling, especially physically, the Hulk from the Marvel Comics universe.
- 3.
巨大的建筑物；庞然大物。
A large structure with a dominating presence.
- 4.
大力士。
A strongman.
- 5.
大块头(可能笨拙)的人。
A big (and possibly clumsy) person.
绿巨人般的大块头；庞然大物；气势压人的大建筑；大力士；高大笨拙的人；傻大个；废船:不能使用但仍漂浮,通常已拆除设备和索具,用作住宿或储存。
用法In use
The old hulk was slowly rotting away in the harbor.
用法提示：句中“hulk”为名词，指废弃的船体。
Divers explored the sunken hulk for hidden treasure.
用法提示：句中“hulk”为名词，指沉没的废弃船只。
Several hulks were visible along the shoreline after the storm.
用法提示：句中“hulks”为名词复数，指多个废弃船体。
the hulk of something
常与船只名称或类型连用，指废弃的船体残骸。
The rusty hulk of the old freighter lay half-submerged in the bay.
那艘旧货船的锈蚀船体半浸在海湾中。
a hulk of something
比喻巨大笨重之物，不限于船。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the hulk of a ship
- 废船的残骸；旧船体
- The hulk of the ship was still floating after the fire.火灾过后，这艘废船仍漂浮在水面上。
- a hulk of a man
- 高大笨拙的男人；大块头
- A hulk of a man sat in the tiny chair, looking uncomfortable.一个高大笨拙的男人坐在小椅子上，显得很不自在。
- the hulk of a building
- 巨大而气势压人的建筑物
- The hulk of the abandoned factory dominated the skyline.那座废弃工厂的庞大身躯占据了天际线。
- built like the Hulk
- 身材壮硕如绿巨人浩克
- The bodyguard was built like the Hulk and never needed to raise his voice.那名保镖壮得像绿巨人浩克，从来不需要提高嗓门。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：发音像“浩克”，绿巨人浩克就是个大块头；废船、庞然大物也都又大又沉。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：nautical/shipping settings for a stripped or derelict vessel、informal speech describing a very large or heavy person、describing a large, imposing building or structure hulk 的各义项语域差异较大：‘废船’义多用于海事、船舶等较专业或正式的语境；而指体格庞大的人或巨大建筑物时，通常出现在日常口语或非正式描写中。使用时需根据具体义项选择合适的语域。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常指废弃的船体或笨重的物体/人。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵：bulk、sulk、skulk（均读 /ʌlk/）。注意形似但发音不同的词：hull（/hʌl/，无 k 音）、hawk（/hɔːk/，元音不同）、milk（/mɪlk/，元音不同）。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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