pupa

英['pjuːpə] 美['pjuːpə]
  • n.
pupal pupae
  • pup n.小狗;小海豹;小伙子
  • pupa n.蛹
  • pupae n.[昆]蛹名词pupa的复数形式.
  • pupal adj.蛹的
  • puparium n.[昆]蛹壳
Noun:
  1. an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult

1. The butterfly emerged from the pupa.
蝴蝶由蛹孵化而出.

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2. Silent transformation in the way , the pupa into a butterfly.
在无声之中蜕变, 蛹变成蝴蝶.

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3. They are egg, young ( wormlike form ) , pupa and adult ( winged form ) .
它们是卵 、 幼虫 、 蛹、 成虫.

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4. A man one day pick up a butterfly pupa.
有一个人无意中找到一个蝴蝶蛹.

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5. The insect stows tomorrow in the egg and pupa.
昆虫把明天蕴藏在卵蛹之中.

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. 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。
    2. We saw a moth and a pupa on this leaf.
      我们在叶子上看见了一只蛾和一个蛹。
    3. In their pupa stage, they resemble broken twigs.
      在蛹的阶段,它们象断开的小枝条。