cocoon

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co·coon1 /kəˈkuːn/ noun [countableC]

1. HBIa silk cover that young moths and other insects make to protect themselves while they are growing 茧

2 PROTECTsomething that wraps around you completely, especially to protect you 〔用以包裹全身的〕保护性衣物；防护膜

cocoon of

The baby peered out of its cocoon of blankets.

宝宝从裹在身上的毛毯中向外张望。

3 a place or situation in which you feel comfortable and safe, and are protected from anything unpleasant 庇护，保护

cocoon of

She was surrounded by the cocoon of a loving family.

她生活在一个充满爱的家庭里，受到了层层保护。

Examples from the Corpus

cocoon• I dangled for three days and three nights in a cocoon of ropes from the rafters in the attic.• But it was clear to all that the then Massachusetts governor would have fit snugly into the capital cocoon.• The silken cocoons of these two other moths are tough roundish structures built inside leaves rolled together.• Some species attach the cocoons to stones underwater and others carry the cocoons with them until the young hatch.• These children live outside the cocoon of the middle class.• the cocoon of our hotel room• Their many tiny cocoons now completely filled the moth cocoon.• He had rolled through childhood in a warm cocoon of love provided by endless cousins, uncles, aunts and servants.• Annie felt her hand enclosed in a warm cocoon of talcum powder and smooth baby skin.

cocoon of• She is wrapped in a cocoon of blue silk.

cocoon2 verb [transitiveT]

PROTECTto protect or surround someone or something completely, especially so that they feel safe 紧裹；密封〔尤以感觉安全〕

be cocooned in something

She was cocooned in a reassuring network of friends and relatives.

她身边有一群让人放心的亲戚朋友保护着她。

Usually she lay for ages cocooned in her warm bed.

她经常长时间舒适地躺在暖和的被窝里。

n Grammar

Cocoon is usually passive.

—cocooned adjectiveadj

a rich cocooned existence

养尊处优的富裕生活

Examples from the Corpus

cocoon• Pheiffer warns that we should not cocoon our daughters, even if it were possible.

be cocooned in something• What a relief to be cocooned in warmth - and what a danger.

Origin cocoon1

(1600-1700) French cocon, from Provençal, from coco “shell”

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