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cocoon

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n. 繭
【醫】 繭

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:cocooned 過去分詞:cocooned 現在分詞:cocooning 第三人稱單數:cocoons 

英文解釋：

名詞 cocoon:

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

動詞 cocoon:

  1. retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment
  2. wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection

例句：

  1. Most worms cocoon in winter.
    冬天多數蟲子作繭。
  2. The children tore the cocoon open to see if there was a pupa.
    孩子們撕開蠶繭看看裡面有沒有蛹。
  3. Silkworms make cocoons.
    蠶做繭。
  4. A cocoon is a kind of silk covering made by an insect.
    蠶繭是由昆蟲製造的一種由絲組成的外包層。

詳細解釋：


co.coon

n.（名詞）

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.
繭：纖維或類似纖維材料的保護殼，由蛾或其他昆蟲的幼蟲做成，作為其蛹階段的覆蓋物
A similar natural protective covering or structure, such as the egg case of a spider.
繭狀物：類似的自然保護覆蓋層或結構，例如蜘蛛的蛋殼
A protective plastic coating that is placed over stored military or naval equipment.
塑膠披蓋：一種塑膠保護塗層，覆蓋在備用的軍用或海上設備上
Something suggestive of a cocoon in appearance or purpose:
某物在外形或目的上暗示為繭：
例句：
.a congressionally mandated process that will gradually strip these institutions of a cocoon of regulations.(Edward Meadows)
.國會委任程式將逐漸層層剝去這些機關規章的外殼.(愛德華·梅多斯)

v.（動詞）
co.cooned,co.coon.ing,co.coons
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To envelop in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection from a harsh or unfriendly environment.
包圍：包圍在或好象包圍在繭中，如在嚴峻的和非友好的環境中得到保護
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To retreat as if into a cocoon, as for security from a harsh or unfriendly environment.
隱蔽：好象撤退到繭中，如在嚴峻的和非友好的環境中得到安全

來源：
French cocon
法文 cocon
from Provenôal coucoun [diminutive of] coco [shell]
源自 普羅旺斯語 coucoun [] coco的小後綴 [外殼]
from Late Latin coccum
源自 後期拉丁語 coccum
from Latin [berry, oak gall]
源自 拉丁語 [卵，橡五倍子蟲]
from Greek kokkos [seed, berry]
源自 希臘語 kokkos [種子，乾種子]

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