husk
noun /hʌsk/
/hʌsk/
- the dry outer layer that covers nuts, fruits and seeds, especially grain
（尤指谷类、果实和种子的）外壳，外皮 - Brown rice has not had the husks removed.
糙米没有去壳。 - (figurative) There was only the husk left of his former self.
只剩下他从前的外壳了。
Collocations DictionaryHusk is used after these nouns:- coconut
- corn
词源late Middle English: probably from Low German hūske ‘sheath’, literally ‘little house’. - Brown rice has not had the husks removed.