"limpet" in Chinese (Simplified)
帽贝难摆脱的人(比喻)
Definition
帽贝是一种小型海洋动物,外壳呈锥形,能牢牢地吸附在岩石上。这词也用来形容牢牢不肯放手的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
字面意思指动物,多见于科学或沿海地区;比喻用法(形容难缠的人)口语化,有时贬义。常见搭配:“像帽贝一样粘”或“粘人”。
Examples
The limpet sticks tightly to the rock.
**帽贝**紧紧吸附在岩石上。
We found a limpet on the beach.
我们在海滩上发现了一只**帽贝**。
A limpet shell is shaped like a cone.
**帽贝**的壳呈锥形。
He clung to his mother like a limpet on the first day of school.
开学第一天他像**帽贝**一样粘着妈妈。
My little brother is a real limpet sometimes—he never lets go!
我弟弟有时候简直像个**帽贝**,总不肯撒手!
Trying to remove a limpet from a rock is almost impossible.
想把**帽贝**从岩石上弄下来几乎不可能。