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shells Meaning in Japanese (shells 英語 意味)

nounシェル, 貝殻, 砲弾
verb殻をむく
シェル in English:shells
IPA:ʃɛlz
Plural: shells
Quick Answer • 要約

shells の日本語の意味は「シェル, 貝殻, 砲弾, 殻をむく」です。 (貝類やナッツ、卵などの硬く保護的な外殻。)

Definitions of Shells

  1. 1
    noun
    貝殻

    Shells are the hard, protective outer coverings of certain animals like mollusks, or the casings of nuts and eggs.

    貝類やナッツ、卵などの硬く保護的な外殻。

  2. 2
    noun
    砲弾

    In a military context, shells are explosive projectiles fired from large guns or cannons.

    大型の銃や大砲から発射される爆発性の弾丸。

  3. 3
    verb
    殻をむく

    To shell means to remove the outer covering or shell from something, such as peas or nuts, often used in the third person singular present tense as 'shells'.

    エンドウ豆やナッツなどの外側の殻を取り除くこと。三人称単数現在形では「shells」として使われる。

Example Sentences

casual

“The children collected colorful seashells on the beach.”

子供たちは浜辺で色とりどりの貝殻を拾った。

military

“The artillery fired shells at the enemy position.”

砲兵隊は敵陣地に砲弾を発射した。

casual

“She shells peas for dinner every evening.”

彼女は毎晩夕食のためにエンドウ豆の殻をむく。

Synonyms (類語)

In Japanese:

殻外皮砲弾

In English:

Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveshell
past participleshelled
present participleshelling
nounshell
agent nounsheller

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

come out of one's shellidiom

To become less shy and more sociable.

shell outphrasal_verb

To pay a large amount of money for something.

shell gameexpression

A swindle in which a small object is hidden under one of three shells or cups and shuffled, with the victim guessing its location.