hulk

名词 hulk:

1. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
   同义词：giant, heavyweight, whale
2. a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned

动词 hulk:

1. appear very large or occupy a commanding position
   同义词：loom, tower, predominate

1. The truck hulked up suddenly over the crest of the hill.
   卡车在小山顶上突然像个庞然大物似地出现了。
2. I saw a rotting hulk on the beach.
   我在海滩上看见了一艘腐烂的废船。

hulk

n.（名词）
Nautical
【航海】
A heavy, unwieldy ship.
笨重，难以操纵的船
The hull of an old, unseaworthy, or wrecked ship.
废船舶体：旧的，无法航行或失事了的船的外壳
Often hulks An old or unseaworthy ship used as a prison or warehouse.
常作 hulks 囚船，废船：用作监狱或仓库的旧船或无法航行的船
One, such as a person or an object, that is bulky, clumsy, or unwieldy.
大个子，庞然大物：庞大、笨拙或不灵便的（人或物体）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
hulked,hulk.ing,hulks
To appear as a massive or towering form; loom:
赫然显现：以庞大或高耸的形象出现；耸然而现：
例句：
The big truck hulked out of the fog.
大卡车从浓雾中耸然而出现

To move clumsily.
笨拙地挪动

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English hulc
源自 古英语 hulc
from Medieval Latin hulcus
源自 中世纪拉丁语 hulcus
probably from Greek holkas [merchant ship, ship that is towed]
可能源自 希腊语 holkas [商船，被拖着的船]
from helkein [to pull]
源自 helkein [拉]