cocoon

英[kə'kuːn] 美[kə'kuːn]
  • n. 茧；茧状物
  • v. 包围；包裹
cocooned cocooned cocooning cocoons
GRE

详细释义

Noun:
  1. silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs

Verb:
  1. retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment;

    "Families cocoon around the T.V. set most evenings"
    "She loves to stay at home and cocoon"

  2. wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection

双语例句

1. You cannot live in a cocoon and overlook these facts.
你不能自己缩在套子里而忽略这些事实。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He stood there in a cocoon of golden light.
他站在那儿，一柱金光笼罩着他。

来自柯林斯例句

3. the cocoon of a caring family
家庭中相互关爱所形成的保护

来自《权威词典》

4. Doctors cocoon ed the patient in blankets.
医生们把病人紧包在毯子里.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. Most worms cocoon in winter.
冬天多数虫子作茧.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Silkworms make cocoons.
      蚕做茧。
    2. A cocoon is a kind of silk covering made by an insect.
      蚕茧是由昆虫制造的一种由丝组成的外包层。
    3. The children tore the cocoon open to see if there was a pupa.
      孩子们撕开蚕茧看看里面有没有蛹。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Families cocoon around the TV set most evenings.
      好多家庭大部分晚上都围在电视机前看电视。
    2. The last thing he wants to do is to cocoon all weekend in that same house.
      他最不愿意做的事是整个周末呆在同一幢房子里茧居。

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cod coconut cocoonery cocooning cocoonase cocoon silk cocooned. cocoon crop cocoon star cocoon grade cocoon fiber Cocoon floss
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