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

• Application: This machine is designed for welding, clearing, carapace installation, epoxy filling and drying of the X2 box capacitors.
  产品用途：该机器用于X2盒式电容器的焊接、赋能、装壳、环氧灌注和烘干。
• 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。
• 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。
• Therefore, they present a dark carapace.
  因此，他们提出一个黑暗的甲壳。
• The tests also indicated that environmental factors, such as temperature, light density, directly affected development and maturation of crayfish with the change of carapace coloration.
  同时，温度和光照直接影响克氏原螯虾的成熟发育，使其体色发生相应的变化。
• 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。
• Within the hardened carapace beats the heart of a remorseless killer. ( zoology) having cold blood ( in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated).
  他坚固的外壳下跳动的是一颗冷血的杀手之心。（动物学）冷血的（动物中那些体温不是内在调节的）。
• 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。
• 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。
• Small freshwater crustaceans with a shield-shaped carapace
  长有盾牌状甲壳的小型淡水甲壳动物