The houses were so damaged by fire as to seem little more than the husks of dwellings.房屋被大火毁坏得非常严重，看起来仅剩下房间的空架子。He was spitting out the husks of sunflower seeds on the floor.他把葵花子壳吐在地板上。Chestnuts had burst out of their prickly green husks.栗子从长满刺的绿色外壳中胀破出来。