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

• No sense of guilt ever penetrated his moral carapace.
  从不曾有罪恶感穿透他道德的甲壳。
• Small freshwater crustaceans with a shield-shaped carapace
  长有盾牌状甲壳的小型淡水甲壳动物
• 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。
• Large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters.
  大型可食用海生甲壳动物，壳上有刺但没有纯种龙虾的大钳子。
• Dorsal view of a female Uca formosensis, a white band frequently exists on the posterior carapace.
  图20.雌性台湾招潮背面图，背甲后方通常有白色横带。
• 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。
• Marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces. small freshwater crustaceans with a shield-shaped carapace.
  海生甲壳动物，有羽毛状捕食的附肢；幼体独立游水；成体形成硬壳附着生活于水下。小型淡水甲壳动物，长有盾牌状甲壳。
• The arrogance became his protective carapace.
  这种傲慢态度成了他的保护壳。
• 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。
• He's sluggish, just like me, although I don't have a huge carapace on my back to slow me down.
  乌龟慢吞吞的，跟我一样，只不过我用不着背着那块大龟甲而放慢速度。