| 单词 | cocoon |
| 释义 | cocoon (once / 3591 pages) nv Cocoon means a silky web spun around the larvae of many insects; it can also mean a form a self-protection for humans. Famously, caterpillars emerge from their cocoons as butterflies. For some people, their house is a cocoon, a cozy retreat from which they can escape the world. They cocoon themselves away for a whole weekend, reading, drinking tea, not answering email or the phone. Another word for cocoon is "chrysalis," but only in the context of insects. WORD FAMILYcocoon: cocooned, cocooning, cocoons USAGE EXAMPLESNo one reasonable really expects right-wing Christian conservatives to escape their own cocoons. Salon(Dec 03, 2016) Donald Trump is a creature of the nurturing electronic cocoon that disrupts or replaces reality, an overlord of consumerism. Salon(Dec 03, 2016) Between his legs hung a limp cocoon that seemed smoother, free of the wrinkles that crisscrossed the rest of his body like mosquito netting. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) 1n silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs Hyper natural object an object occurring naturally; not made by man 2v wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection Hyper enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering 3v retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment Families cocoon around the T.V. set most evenings She loves to stay at home and cocoon Hyper retreat move away, as for privacy |
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