hulk
hulk — 名詞
- hulksingular
- hulksplural
1. what remains of a large, broken-down vehicle or building — a hollow shell abando
殘骸
廢棄損壞的大型交通工具或建築的空殼
what remains of a large, broken-down vehicle or building — a hollow shell abandoned because it can no longer serve its purpose
The rusting hulk of an old fishing boat lay half-buried in the sand near Dewi's village.
一艘舊漁船生鏽的殘骸半埋在 Dewi 村莊附近的沙灘上。
collocation: 'the hulk of an old [vehicle]'
After the fire, only the blackened hulk of the warehouse remained standing.
大火過後，只剩倉庫燒得焦黑的殘骸還立在那裡。
passive-like: 'remained standing' after state verb
Hamza explored the hollow hulk of a wrecked cargo ship at low tide.
Hamza 在退潮時探索了一艘失事貨船中空的殘骸。
The road crew finally cleared the burnt-out hulk of the truck from the highway.
道路施工隊終於把卡車燒毀的殘骸從公路上清除掉了。
Weeds and vines had swallowed the crumbling hulk of the old textile factory.
雜草和藤蔓早已吞沒了舊紡織廠搖搖欲墜的殘骸。
用法筆記
Almost always used with 'of': the hulk of a ship / car / building. Describes only the outer shell or frame, not anything still in working order.
常見錯誤
2. a person or thing that is very large, heavy, and hard to move or handle — often
龐然大物
體型巨大笨重、令人略感威脅的人或東西
a person or thing that is very large, heavy, and hard to move or handle — often with a slightly intimidating feel
Lukas stepped aside to let the hulk of a man squeeze through the narrow doorway.
Lukas 側身讓路，好讓那個龐然大物般的漢子擠過狹窄的門口。
collocation: 'the hulk of a [person]' for a large, heavy individual
Nora struggled to move the heavy hulk of the old photocopier across the office floor.
Nora 費力地把那台笨重的舊影印機拖過辦公室地板。
collocation: 'the heavy hulk of [object]'
The wrestler was a towering hulk, all muscle and bulk, impossible to bring down.
那名摔角選手是座高聳的龐然大物，全身肌肉，根本無法扳倒。
Takeshi shivered as the silent hulk of the guard blocked the corridor ahead.
Takeshi 打了個冷顫，因為警衛那沉默的龐大身影擋住了前方的走廊。
Two workers had to lift the iron hulk of the broken boiler onto the truck.
兩名工人不得不把那個壞掉鍋爐的沉重鐵殼抬上卡車。
- wisp
a very thin, slight person — the opposite in physical presence
用法筆記
Strongly collocates with 'of': the hulk of a man / the hulk of a desk. When describing a person, the word carries a negative or slightly threatening tone — it is not a neutral description of size.
常見錯誤
hulk — 動詞
- hulkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- hulks3rd person singular
- hulking-ing form
- hulkedpast simple
1. to stand or rise somewhere in a way that seems very large, heavy, and almost thr
聳現
以巨大沉重的姿態顯現，有壓迫感
to stand or rise somewhere in a way that seems very large, heavy, and almost threatening, especially when seen from below or at a distance
The abandoned power station hulked against the grey evening sky, dark and silent.
廢棄的發電廠聳現在灰濛濛的夜空下，漆黑而寂靜。
hulk + against [background] for silhouetted presence
A line of dark warships hulked on the horizon as the sun went down.
夕陽落下時，一排深色軍艦聳現在地平線上。
hulk + on [distant location] for looming at a distance
Aylin felt very small as the mountain hulked above the village at its foot.
Aylin 覺得自己非常渺小，因為那座山聳現在山腳村莊的上方。
The old fortress hulked over the harbour, a reminder of centuries of fighting.
古老的堡壘聳現在港口上方，提醒著人們數百年來的戰火。
An enormous container ship hulked beside the little fishing boats at the pier.
一艘巨大的貨櫃船聳現在碼頭邊的小漁船旁。
- loom
more common; used for anything that appears as a vague or threatening shape
- tower
emphasises great height; does not carry the sense of heaviness
- overshadow
implies blocking light, attention, or importance rather than physical mass
- recede
to move back or shrink from view — the opposite movement
文法句型
hulk + over/above/against/on + [location]
用法筆記
Always intransitive. Typically followed by a preposition of position: over, above, against, on, beside. The subject is usually a building, ship, mountain, or other large structure — rarely a person.