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A cocoon is a covering made of silk thread that some insects, like , spin around themselves before changing into their adult form, such as a moth. Inside the cocoon, the insect is protected while its body completely changes. People also use "cocoon" for a safe, comfortable place where a person is protected from the outside world - like being "wrapped in a cocoon of blankets", or someone who "lived in a cocoon", never facing the real world.
(昆蟲的)繭;(比喻)保護、隔絕外界的舒適空間。
組成From French "cocon", related to older words for "shell". It doesn't split into clear English pieces.
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
cocoonnoun/kəˈkuːn/
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The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.
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Any similar protective case.
- The bad guys generally don’t like to get on trains, because they’re trapped on a moving cocoon that the CTA controls.
cocoonverb/kəˈkuːn/
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To envelop in a protective case.
- Vern grabbed the throw draped over the back of the sofa and cocooned herself within it.
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To withdraw into such a case.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。