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shell

/ʃɛl/ /ʃɛl/
verb Regular verbshell shelled
  1. 1 bombalamak, top ateşine tutmak
  2. 2 (bir şeyin) kabuğunu soymak, (bezelye, fasulye) ayıklamak

Definition (English)

  1. To fire large explosive bullets at a place from big guns or ships.
  2. To remove the hard outer covering from nuts, eggs, seafood or peas.

Example Sentences

  1. Enemy ships shelled the harbour throughout the night.
    Düşman gemileri bütün gece limanı bombaladı.
  2. The old castle was shelled during the war and never rebuilt.
    Eski kale savaş sırasında top ateşine tutuldu ve bir daha onarılmadı.
  3. We sat on the step shelling peas for dinner.
    Akşam yemeği için basamakta oturup bezelye ayıkladık.
  4. Shell the prawns and remove the black vein.
    Karideslerin kabuklarını soyun ve siyah damarı çıkarın.

Verb Forms Regular

Base shell
/ʃɛl/
Past shelled
/ʃɛld/
Participle shelled
/ʃɛld/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edshell → shelled

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. shelled /ʃɛld/

Synonyms

bombardfire onpeelhuskhull

Collocations

shell a townbe shelledshell peasshell nutsshell prawnsshell out

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