单词	cocoon
释义	cocoon1 nouncocoon2 verb cocoonco‧coon1 /kəˈkuːn/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcocoon1 Origin: 1600-1700 French cocon, from Provençal, from coco ‘shell’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES the cocoon of our hotel room These children live outside the cocoon of the middle class. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Annie felt her hand enclosed in a warm cocoon of talcum powder and smooth baby skin. But it was clear to all that the then Massachusetts governor would have fit snugly into the capital cocoon. He had rolled through childhood in a warm cocoon of love provided by endless cousins, uncles, aunts and servants. I dangled for three days and three nights in a cocoon of ropes from the rafters in the attic. Some species attach the cocoons to stones underwater and others carry the cocoons with them until the young hatch. The silken cocoons of these two other moths are tough roundish structures built inside leaves rolled together. Their many tiny cocoons now completely filled the moth cocoon. word sets WORD SETS► Insects abdomen, nounant, nounantenna, nounanthill, nounaphid, nounbedbug, nounbee, nounbeetle, nounblack widow, nounbloodsucker, nounblow-fly, nounbluebottle, nounboll weevil, nounbookworm, nounbug, nounbumblebee, nounbutterfly, nouncaterpillar, nouncell, nouncentipede, nounchrysalis, nouncicada, nouncobweb, nouncockchafer, nouncockroach, nouncocoon, nouncomb, nouncrane fly, nouncreepy-crawly, nouncricket, noundaddy longlegs, noundragonfly, noundrone, nounearwig, nounentomology, nounfeeler, nounfirefly, nounflea, nounfly, verbfly, nounfruit fly, noungadfly, nounglow-worm, noungnat, noungossamer, noungrasshopper, noungreenfly, noungrub, nounhoneybee, nounhoneycomb, nounhornet, nounhorsefly, nounhousefly, nouninsect, nouninsectivore, nounkatydid, nounladybird, nounlarva, nounlice, nounlightning bug, nounlocust, nounlouse, nounmaggot, nounmantis, nounmayfly, nounmidge, nounmillipede, nounmite, nounmosquito, nounmoth, nounnectar, nounnest, nounnit, nounnymph, nounpest, nounpod, nounpraying mantis, nounproboscis, nounpupa, nounqueen, nounroach, nounsand fly, nounscarab, nounsilkworm, nounsilverfish, nounspider, nounspin, verbstick insect, nounsting, verbsting, nounstinger, nounsucker, nounswarm, nounswarm, verbtarantula, nountermite, nounthorax, nountick, nountortoiseshell, nountrilobite, nountsetse fly, nountzetze fly, nounvein, nounverminous, adjectivewasp, nounwater bug, nounweb, nounweevil, nounwing, nounwinged, adjectivewoodlouse, nounwoodworm, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► spin · It is like the mind spinning a cocoon around the I and Thou.· Most towns had a plant or two to spin locally produced cocoons into thread.· The ants' larvae possess silk glands with which they spin their own pupal cocoons.· By contrast, all of the parasites gained access to the larvae before they spun cocoons.· The caterpillar had probably fed for a month or more on the viburnum leaves before spinning its elaborate double cocoon. 1a silk cover that young moths and other insects make to protect themselves while they are growing2something that wraps around you completely, especially to protect youcocoon of The baby peered out of its cocoon of blankets.3a place or situation in which you feel comfortable and safe, and are protected from anything unpleasantcocoon of She was surrounded by the cocoon of a loving family. cocoon1 nouncocoon2 verb cocooncocoon2 verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE cocoon Simple Form Present I, you, we, they cocoon he, she, it cocoons Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they cocooned Present perfect I, you, we, they have cocooned he, she, it has cocooned Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had cocooned Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will cocoon Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have cocooned Continuous Form Present I am cocooning he, she, it is cocooning you, we, they are cocooning Past I, he, she, it was cocooning you, we, they were cocooning Present perfect I, you, we, they have been cocooning he, she, it has been cocooning Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been cocooning Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be cocooning Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been cocooning Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Pheiffer warns that we should not cocoon our daughters, even if it were possible. to protect or surround someone or something completely, especially so that they feel safebe cocooned in something She was cocooned in a reassuring network of friends and relatives. Usually she lay for ages cocooned in her warm bed.GRAMMAR Cocoon is usually passive.—cocooned adjective:  a rich cocooned existence
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