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

• 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。
• Large marine arthropod of the American Atlantic coast having a domed horseshoe-shaped carapace and stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse.
  美洲大西洋海岸的大型海生节肢动物，有半球形马蹄状甲壳和硬而尖的尾巴；与林虱有关的一个活化石。
• Therefore, they present a dark carapace.
  因此，他们提出一个黑暗的甲壳。
• 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 deadly particle disruptors mounted on the stalker's carapace are equally adept at crippling targets on the ground or in the air.
  致命的粒子分裂器被装备在高台阔步者的外壳上，它们对地面和空中的单位有着相同的伤害。
• 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。
• Every crustacean has a layer of shell, which is also called the carapace.
  甲壳动物体外都有一层几丁质外壳，称为甲壳。
• 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。
• 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。