"cocoon" 怎么发音

word

kuh-KOON

释义

A cocoon is a protective covering that some insects, like caterpillars, make around themselves while they change into adults. It can also mean a safe and sheltered place for a person or thing.

IPA 音标

美式英语

kəˈkun

英式英语

kəkˈuːn

简化发音

美式

kuh-KOON

英式

kuh-KOON

语境中听

A caterpillar makes a cocoon before it becomes a butterfly.

The silkworm spins a soft cocoon.

The cocoon protects the insect as it grows.

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