hull
n
body of a ship 船体; 船身
a fully-loaded tanker with its hull low in the water 船身没入水中的满载的油船. =>illus at catamaran, yacht 见catamaran和yacht插图.
hull n
1 outer covering of some fruits and seeds, esp the pods of peas and beans (某些水果和种子的)外壳, (尤指)豆荚.
2 cluster of leaves on a strawberry, raspberry, etc (草莓、 悬钩子等的)花萼. hull, v [Tn]
remove the hulls of (peas, beans, fruit, etc) 除去(豌豆、 大豆、 水果等)的荚、 壳、 皮.
Next, if it is not a story, get an idea of the organization of the book. Read the back cover and the introduction. Look at the pictures and the short texts below them. Turn to the front of the book and look at the contents. This way you can decide whether