carapace

英 [ˈkærəpeɪs]

美 [ˈkærəpeɪs]

n.  (某些动物，如蟹的)甲壳，背甲，外壳

复数：carapaces　

TOEFLGRE医学

BNC.27348 / COCA.23667

牛津词典

noun

• （某些动物，如蟹的）甲壳，背甲，外壳
  the hard shell on the back of some animals such as crabs , that protects them

柯林斯词典

• (龟、蟹等的)甲壳,背甲
  Acarapaceis the protective shell on the back of some animals such as tortoises or crabs.
• N-COUNT (用以自我保护的)外壳，外衣,外表
  You can refer to an attitude that someone has in order to protect themselves as theircarapace.
  1. The arrogance became his protective carapace.
     这种傲慢态度成了他的保护壳。

英英释义

noun

• hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
  Synonym:shellcuticleshield

双语例句

• We were told that macaroons needed to be left for several hours to enable the filling to soften the lid and base, until only the carapace of the meringue remained crisp.
  老师告诉我们蛋白杏仁饼干需要放上几小时，馅才能让皮和底变得松软，直到饼干的外壳变脆。
• The metal provides the backbone of skyscrapers, bridges and motorways, and the carapace and internal organs of cars, fridges and washing machines.
  钢铁材料支撑起摩天大楼、搭建起桥梁和公路，构造成汽车、冰箱和洗衣机的外壳和内部件。
• The arrogance became his protective carapace.
  这种傲慢态度成了他的保护壳。
• The usually hard outer covering that encases certain organisms, such as mollusks, insects, and turtles; the carapace.
  通常为坚硬的外部覆盖物，包裹着某些有机体，如软体动物、昆虫及海龟；甲壳。
• I see my slight young mother with metal plates on either side of her head, flattening her dark curls, her heart racing as her skull is enclosed in a high-voltage carapace.
  我仿佛见到了我那年轻瘦小的母亲，在头两侧都戴上了金属板，她黑色的卷发被压平了，她的头颅被裹在高电压的头罩之中，心脏在狂跳。
• Therefore, they present a dark carapace.
  因此，他们提出一个黑暗的甲壳。
• Wide ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle.
  广泛分布的海龟，甲壳象柔韧的皮革；最大的活龟。
• No sense of guilt ever penetrated his moral carapace.
  从不曾有罪恶感穿透他道德的甲壳。
• It is apparently the importance of recognising the "challenge of the modern period" of breaking through the carapace of bureaucracy to connect governors with those they govern.
  它显然是：要认识“时代挑战”的重要性时代要求打破连接官与民之间的官僚机构的桎梏。
• He may be wise but he has to be locked up in his carapace until he dies.
  也许他很贤明的，但他的一生注定被锁在自己的甲壳里。