英语词汇“cocoon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

cocooncocoon1 /kəˈkun/ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYcocoon¹

Origin: 1600-1700 French cocon, from Provençal, from coco shell

1science, biology a bag of silky threads that young moths and some other insects make to cover and protect themselves while they are growing2a place where you feel comfortable and safe: Her security staff formed a cocoon around her.cocoon of the cocoon of family life3something that wraps around you completely, especially to protect you: cocoon of The baby looked out from a cocoon of blankets. [Origin: 1600–1700 French cocon, from Provençal, from coco shell]

noun | verb

cocooncocoon2 verb [transitive]

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

to protect or surround someone or something completely, especially so that he or she feels safe: Experts say you shouldn’t cocoon your children too much.—cocooned adjective