"cocoon" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 繭

Definition

繭是某些昆蟲（如毛毛蟲）在變成成蟲時圍繞自身形成的保護外殼。也可形容人或事物的安全避風港。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Cocoon' 主要指昆蟲的外殼，也可以比喻人被保護或隔絕的情況。比喻用法如 'in a cocoon'、'cocooned from'。作動詞時偏向文學用語。

Examples

A caterpillar makes a cocoon before it becomes a butterfly.

毛毛蟲在變成蝴蝶前會做一個**繭**。

The silkworm spins a soft cocoon.

蠶會結一個柔軟的**繭**。

The cocoon protects the insect as it grows.

**繭**在昆蟲成長時保護牠。

Sometimes I feel safe in my own little cocoon at home.

有時我覺得自己在家就像躲進自己的小**繭**裡一樣安全。

He stayed in a cocoon of comfort and hardly went outside.

他一直待在舒適的**繭**裡，幾乎不出門。

Kids sometimes need to break out of their cocoon and try new things.

孩子有時候需要走出他們的**繭**去嘗試新事物。