chrysalides

chrysalides

美 [ˈkrɪsəlɪs] 　英 ['krɪsəlɪs]

• n.蝶蛹；蝶蛹茧；〈比喻〉过渡期；过渡期中的事物

词形变化

复数：chrysalises  复数：chrysalides  

同义词

英汉解释

n.	1. 蝶蛹;蝶蛹茧 2. 〈比喻〉过渡期,准备期;过渡期中的事物

英英解释

n.	1. an insect such as a butterfly or moth at the stage of changing from a larvaa young insect without wings to an adult, or the hard case in which this happens

例句

At the least this may help the nation adjust as Arab street revolutions burst from the chrysalides of old regimes to remake the region.

至少当阿拉伯街头革命在旧政权的束缚下破茧而出时，这些努力帮助美国作出调整。