hulk

hulk
noun
  1. an old ship stripped of fittings and permanently moored, especially for use as storage or (formerly) as a prison
    （被拆除装置永久搁置的）旧船（尤指用于储藏，或以前用作监狱）
    ■any large disused structure
    （废弃建筑物的）空壳架
    hulks of abandoned machinery.
    庞大的废弃机器。
  2. a large or unwieldy boat or other object
    大（或笨重的）船（或其他物体）
    ■a large, clumsy-looking person
    身躯巨大笨重的人
    a six-foot hulk of a man.
    一个六英尺高的高大而笨重的人。
语源
  1. Old English hulc 'fast ship', probably reinforced in Middle English by Middle Low German and Middle Dutch hulk; probably of Mediterranean origin and related to Greek holkas 'cargo ship'
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