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

• On busy Pearl River canalage, the sailor all of associate with ship runs to board to contend for see this antique wooden carapace sailing boat.
  繁忙的珠江水路上，过往船只的船员全都跑到甲板上争看这艘古色古香的木壳帆船。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is apparently the importance of recognising the "challenge of the modern period" of breaking through the carapace of bureaucracy to connect governors with those they govern.
  它显然是：要认识“时代挑战”的重要性时代要求打破连接官与民之间的官僚机构的桎梏。
• No sense of guilt ever penetrated his moral carapace.
  从不曾有罪恶感穿透他道德的甲壳。
• 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。
• Therefore, they present a dark carapace.
  因此，他们提出一个黑暗的甲壳。
• 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）。