cocoon

noun

/kəˈkuːn/

a cover or case of silk threads that some insects make to protect themselves before they become adults茧Topics Insects, worms, etc.c2
a layer of something soft that wraps all around a person or thing and forms a protection保护膜；防护层；软罩
- (figurative) the cocoon of a caring family家庭中相互关爱所形成的保护

词源late 17th cent.: from French cocon, from medieval Provençal coucoun ‘eggshell, cocoon’, diminutive of coca ‘shell’. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.

cocoon

verb

/kəˈkuːn/

[usually passive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they cocoon	/kəˈkuːn/ /kəˈkuːn/
he / she / it cocoons	/kəˈkuːnz/ /kəˈkuːnz/
past simple cocooned	/kəˈkuːnd/ /kəˈkuːnd/
past participle cocooned	/kəˈkuːnd/ /kəˈkuːnd/
-ing form cocooning	/kəˈkuːnɪŋ/ /kəˈkuːnɪŋ/

[transitive] to protect somebody/something by surrounding them or it completely with something把…包围起来保护；（用…）完全保护起来
- (be) cocooned (in something) We were warm and safe, cocooned in our sleeping bags.我们在睡袋里睡觉，暖和又安全。
- (be) cocooned from something I had a sheltered childhood, cocooned from the world by money and love.我有一个受保护的童年，被金钱和爱情与世隔绝。
[intransitive] (North American English) to spend more of your free time at home and less time going out and doing things with other people蚕茧式生活，宅在家（指业余时间大多待在家里而很少外出交往）
- After spending too much over the holidays, many will simply cocoon at home.在假期里花了太多时间后，许多人会在家里做茧自缚。

词源late 17th cent.: from French cocon, from medieval Provençal coucoun ‘eggshell, cocoon’, diminutive of coca ‘shell’. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.