skull
skull — 名詞
1. the hard bony case at the top of the body that holds and shields the brain
頭骨；顱骨
包圍並保護大腦的頭部骨質結構
the hard bony case at the top of the body that holds and shields the brain
The archaeologist held up an ancient skull that had been buried for more than two thousand years.
那位考古學家舉起一個埋藏了兩千多年的遠古頭骨。
collocation: ancient skull
After falling off the ladder, Zola went to the hospital to check if her skull was fractured.
Zola 從梯子上摔下來後去了醫院，檢查頭骨是否有裂痕。
collocation: fractured skull
The human skull is made up of several bones that are firmly joined together by special joints.
人類的頭骨由好幾塊骨頭組成，這些骨頭由特殊的關節緊密連接在一起。
Maja could feel the winter wind cut through her hair right down to her skull.
Maja 感覺冬天的風穿過她的頭髮，直接吹到她的頭骨上。
Doctors used a CT scan to create a three-dimensional image of Tariq's skull before the surgery.
醫生在手術前用電腦斷層掃描為 Tariq 的頭骨建立了一張三維影像。
用法筆記
Skull refers specifically to the bone, not the whole head. For soft-tissue injuries, use 'head' or 'scalp' instead.
常見錯誤
2. the head or brain considered as the place where thinking, understanding, or memo
頭腦；心智
比喻用法，指作為思考活動中心的大腦或頭部
the head or brain considered as the place where thinking, understanding, or memory happens — often used in expressive or fixed phrases
Can't you get it into your thick skull that smoking is really bad for your health?
你就不能把你那顆死腦筋想通，抽菸真的對身體不好嗎？
idiom: get it into your thick skull
Theo's skull was pounding after three hours of standing near the loudspeakers at the rock concert.
在搖滾演唱會的擴音器旁邊站了三小時後，Theo 的腦袋劇烈疼痛。
After three years of studying law, Hoa felt that every legal term was permanently lodged inside her skull.
Hoa 學了三年法律之後，覺得每個法律術語都永久地塞在她的腦子裡了。
Sometimes you need to let the idea sink into your skull before you can truly understand it.
有時候你得讓那個想法慢慢滲進你的腦子裡，才能真正理解它。
用法筆記
This figurative sense appears mostly in fixed expressions such as 'out of one's skull' (crazy or very drunk), 'a thick skull' (slowness to understand), and 'get it into one's skull' (finally accept or understand something).
常見錯誤
skull — 動詞
1. to strike someone forcefully on the head, usually with a heavy blunt object
打頭；敲頭
用鈍器用力擊打對方的頭部
to strike someone forcefully on the head, usually with a heavy blunt object
The thief skulled the security guard with a metal pipe and fled through the back door.
那個小偷用金屬管重擊警衛的頭部，然後從後門逃走了。
informal: used with a blunt object; pattern skull + person + with + object
In the old gangster film, one thug skulls his rival with the butt of a gun.
在那部老黑幫電影裡，一個混混用槍托重擊對手的頭部。
During the brawl outside the bar, a man was skulled by a flying bottle and lost consciousness.
酒吧外的鬥毆中，一名男子被飛來的酒瓶擊中頭部而失去知覺。
Lan warned the attacker that she would skull him with the lamp if he came any closer.
Lan 警告那個攻擊者，如果他再靠近，她就用檯燈砸他的頭。
文法句型
skull + someone
skull + someone + with + object
用法筆記
This sense is informal and carries violent connotations. It is most common in crime fiction, gangster contexts, or informal storytelling. 'Skull' used this way is much less common than general verbs like 'hit' or 'strike'.
常見錯誤
2. to accidentally strike a golf ball using the lower metal rim of the club head ra
桿底擊球
高爾夫球術語，用球桿底部誤打球使球失控
to accidentally strike a golf ball using the lower metal rim of the club head rather than the face, making it shoot out low and fast
Mauricio skulled his approach shot on the 18th hole, and the ball rolled straight across the green into a trap.
Mauricio 在第 18 洞用桿底打歪了他的進攻球，球直接滾過果嶺掉進沙坑。
golf terminology: approach shot; consequence: ball rolls into hazard
Even professional golfers occasionally skull a chip shot when they look up too early during the swing.
即便是職業高爾夫球員，有時也會在揮桿時太早抬頭而用桿底打歪切球。
Aylin felt embarrassed when she skulled the ball off the first tee in front of other waiting players.
Aylin 在第一洞開球台用桿底打歪了球，身後還有其他球友在等，讓她很不好意思。
The golf coach told Dylan to relax his wrists, because tension is what makes amateurs skull the ball.
高爾夫教練告訴 Dylan 放鬆手腕，因為緊張正是業餘球員用桿底打歪球的原因。
文法句型
skull + a/the + golf_shot
skull + ball
用法筆記
This is a golf-specific term not used outside the sport. It describes a particular type of mishit where the club's leading edge or sole contacts the ball's equator or upper half, producing a thin, low trajectory. Do not confuse with 'shanking' (hitting with the club's hosel).