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    shuck

    • IPA[SHək]

    美式

    • n.
      an outer covering such as a husk or pod, especially the husk of an ear of corn.；the shell of an oyster or clam.
    • excl
      used to express surprise, regret, irritation, or, in response to praise, self-deprecation
    • v.
      remove the shucks from corn or shellfish；take off (a garment)

    • verb: shuck, 3rd person present: shucks, gerund or present participle: shucking, past tense: shucked, past participle: shucked

    • noun: shuck, plural noun: shucks

    • 釋義
    • 相關詞

    名詞

    • 1. an outer covering such as a husk or pod, especially the husk of an ear of corn.
    • ▪ the shell of an oyster or clam.
    • ▪ the integument of certain insect pupae or larvae.
    • 2. informal a person or thing regarded as worthless or contemptible William didn't dig the idea at all and said it was a shuck

    excl

    • 1. informal used to express surprise, regret, irritation, or, in response to praise, self-deprecation “Thank you for getting it.” “Oh, shucks, it was nothing.”

    動詞

    • 1. remove the shucks from corn or shellfish shuck and drain the oysters
    • ▪ informal take off (a garment) she shucked off her nightdress and started dressing
    • ▪ informal abandon; get rid of the regime's ability to shuck off its totalitarian characteristics
    • 2. informal cause (someone) to believe something that is not true; fool or tease they have enough psychology to know whether you're shucking them or whether you're being honest I don't need you shucking and jiving about my girl's name

    aw-shucks

    • excl
      expressing genial self-deprecation or gratified embarrassment: Aw shucks, you're making me blush!
    • adj.
      self-deprecating and shy: he's filled with aw-shucks niceness

    Oxford Dictionary

    aw-shucks

    • excl
      expressing genial self-deprecation or gratified embarrassment: Aw shucks, you're making me blush!
    • adj.
      (of a personal quality or manner) self-deprecating and shy: his aw-shucks niceness disguised his conniving nature

    Oxford American Dictionary

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    shuck

    • IPA[ʃʌk]

    英式

    • n.
      an outer covering such as a husk or pod, especially the husk of an ear of maize.
    • excl
      used to express surprise, regret, irritation, or, in response to praise, self-deprecation: ‘Thank you for getting it.’ ‘Oh, shucks, it was nothing.’
    • v.
      remove the shucks from maize or shellfish: shuck and drain the oysters

    Oxford Dictionary