chrysalises

chrysalises

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  

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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

Butterflies emerge from their chrysalises at the Natural History Museum in London.

从蝶蛹进化成的蝴蝶，伦敦自然史博物馆。

At night, the chrysalises light up, to keep people's dreams forever illuminated.

夜晚蝶蛹幻化成灯，好让梦想永不打烊。

These chemicals do not harm the caterpillars, but make them toxic to predators even after they emerge as adults from their chrysalises.

这些化学物不伤害幼虫们，但是使它们对食肉动物是有毒的，甚至在它们从蝶蛹变成成虫后。