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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• The carapace also has a characteristic appearance.
  其背甲也拥有一个特征性的外观。
• 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。
• 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。
• The metal provides the backbone of skyscrapers, bridges and motorways, and the carapace and internal organs of cars, fridges and washing machines.
  钢铁材料支撑起摩天大楼、搭建起桥梁和公路，构造成汽车、冰箱和洗衣机的外壳和内部件。
• We were told that macaroons needed to be left for several hours to enable the filling to soften the lid and base, until only the carapace of the meringue remained crisp.
  老师告诉我们蛋白杏仁饼干需要放上几小时，馅才能让皮和底变得松软，直到饼干的外壳变脆。
• 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。