单词 | cocooning |
释义 | cocooning co.coon.ing AHD: [k…-k›“n¹ng] D.J. [k*6ku8n!0]K.K. [k*6kun!0]n.(名词)Retreat into the privacy of one's own home during leisure time as a means of insulating oneself from what is perceived to be a harsh, unpredictable world:作茧包藏:在闲暇时退到自己家中隐居,作为使自己与觉察到的严厉的、无法预料的世界隔离的手段:“The harassments of daily life—looming nuclear incineration, rude waiters—have driven people to cocooning. They have gone to ground in their dens . . . to keep at bay the modern world”(&b{George F. Will})“日常生活的烦恼——就像快要发生核焚化,粗暴的服务员——迫使人们变得作茧隐藏自己。他们走到隔绝处…以便在现实世界中给自己保留一个立身之所”(乔治F.威尔) |
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