shuck

IPA/ʃʌk/
KK[ʃˈʌk]IPA/ʃʌk/

shuck — 動詞

  • shuckpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • shucks3rd person singular
  • shucking-ing form
  • shuckedpast simple

1. to take off the hard outer layer of a food such as corn, an oyster, or a nut bef

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

去殼；剝殼

去除食物外殼或外皮

to take off the hard outer layer of a food such as corn, an oyster, or a nut before eating or cooking it

例句

Yasmin helped her grandmother shuck the corn before dinner.

Yasmin 在晚餐前幫祖母剝玉米殼。

shuck + corn — typical object for this verb

The restaurant hired extra workers just to shuck oysters on weekends.

這家餐廳在週末額外僱用工人專門撬開牡蠣殼。

shuck + oysters — common shellfish object

同義詞
  • shell

    more general term; used for eggs, nuts, and shellfish in the same way

  • husk

    used specifically for corn and grains; also a noun for the dry outer covering

  • peel

    used for fruits and vegetables with a skin or rind, like oranges and potatoes

文法句型

shuck + food item (corn / oysters / clams / peas / nuts)

用法筆記

Commonly used with corn, oysters, clams, peas, and nuts. The object is always the food item whose covering is removed, not the tool used to do it.

常見錯誤

❌She shucked the knife.
✅She shucked the corn with a knife.
💡the word 'shuck' takes the food item as its object, not the tool used for the action.
❌I need to shuck the potato.
✅I need to peel the potato.
💡'shuck' is not used for fruits and vegetables whose outer layer is removed with a peeler or by hand like a potato or banana.

shuck — 名詞