| 单词 | cocoon |
| 释义 | cocoon[kə'ku:n]n. 茧【医】 茧 cocoon co.coon AHD: [k…-k›n“] D.J. [k*6ku8n]K.K. [k*6kun]n.（名词）1. A protective case of silk or similar fibrous material spun by the larvae of moths and other insects that serves as a covering for their pupal stage.茧：纤维或类似纤维材料的保护壳，由蛾或其他昆虫的幼虫做成，作为其蛹阶段的覆盖物2. A similar natural protective covering or structure, such as the egg case of a spider.茧状物：类似的自然保护覆盖层或结构，例如蜘蛛的蛋壳3. A protective plastic coating that is placed over stored military or naval equipment.塑料披盖：一种塑料保护涂层，覆盖在备用的军用或海上设备上4. Something suggestive of a cocoon in appearance or purpose:某物在外形或目的上暗示为茧：“a congressionally mandated process that will gradually strip these institutions of a cocoon of regulations”(&b{Edward Meadows})“国会委任程序将逐渐层层剥去这些机关规章的外壳”(爱德华·梅多斯)v.（动词） co.cooned,co.coon.ing,co.coons v.tr.（及物动词）To envelop in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection from a harsh or unfriendly environment.包围：包围在或好象包围在茧中，如在严峻的和非友好的环境中得到保护v.intr.（不及物动词）To retreat as if into a cocoon, as for security from a harsh or unfriendly environment.隐蔽：好象撤退到茧中，如在严峻的和非友好的环境中得到安全语源:1. French cocon 法语 cocon 2. from Provençal coucoun [diminutive of] coco [shell] 源自 普罗旺斯语 coucoun [] coco的小后缀 [外壳] 3. from Late Latin coccum 源自 后期拉丁语 coccum 4. from Latin [berry, oak gall] 源自 拉丁语 [卵，橡五倍子虫] 5. from Greek kokkos [seed, berry] 源自 希腊语 kokkos [种子，干种子] |
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