carapace
英 [ˈkærəpeɪs]
美 [ˈkærəpeɪs]
n. (某些动物，如蟹的)甲壳，背甲，外壳
复数：carapaces
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.- The arrogance became his protective carapace.
这种傲慢态度成了他的保护壳。
- The arrogance became his protective carapace.
英英释义
noun
- hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters.
大型可食用海生甲壳动物，壳上有刺但没有纯种龙虾的大钳子。 - But the upper shell, called a carapace, was not there, only a thickened backbone and ribs.
但是背部却没有壳（即没有甲壳），只有增厚的脊椎骨和肋骨。 - The deadly particle disruptors mounted on the stalker's carapace are equally adept at crippling targets on the ground or in the air.
致命的粒子分裂器被装备在高台阔步者的外壳上，它们对地面和空中的单位有着相同的伤害。 - 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。 - 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。