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chrysalis

/ˈkɹɪsəlɪs/

Meanings
noun

蛹， 蝶蛹， 蛾蛹。

The pupa of a butterfly or moth, enclosed inside a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.

Examples :

"The caterpillar disappeared inside the chrysalis, where it would transform into a butterfly. "
毛毛虫钻进了蝶蛹里，在那里它会蜕变成一只蝴蝶。
biology animal insect nature process

Related Words

Illustration pursuing

pursuing verb

/pəˈʃu.ɪŋ/ /pəˈsjuː.ɪŋ/ /pɚˈsu.ɪŋ/

追赶，追逐。

"The dog was pursuing the squirrel across the yard. "

那条狗正在院子里追赶松鼠。

Illustration enclosed

enclosed verb

/ənˈkləʊzd/ /ənˈkloʊzd/

包围，围绕。

"to enclose lands"

用围墙把土地围起来。

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

小心地，谨慎地，细致地

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

他小心地听着母亲的担忧，为她的失望感到难过。(Tā xiǎoxīn de tīngzhe mǔqīn de dānyōu, wèi tā de shīwàng gǎndào nánguò.)

Illustration observed

observed verb

/əbˈzɜːvd/ /əbˈzɝvd/

观察，观测，注意到

"From this vantage point we can observe the behavior of the animals in their natural habitat."

从这个有利位置，我们可以仔细观察动物们在自然栖息地中的行为。

Illustration caterpillar

caterpillar noun

/ˈkætəˌpɪlə/ /ˈkætɚˌpɪlɚ/

毛毛虫，蛁蟟 (diāo liáo)。

"The bird just ate that green caterpillar."

那只鸟刚刚吃了那条绿色的毛毛虫。

Illustration butterfly

butterfly noun

/ˈbʌtə(ɹ)flaɪ/ [ˈbʌɾɚflaɪ] [ˈbʌtəflaɪ]

蝴蝶，蝶。

"A beautiful butterfly fluttered around the garden flowers. "

一只美丽的蝴蝶在花园的花朵周围翩翩飞舞。

Illustration shackles

shackles noun

/ˈʃækəlz/

镣铐，桎梏.

"The prisoner lay in shackles in his gloomy cell."

囚犯戴着镣铐，躺在他阴暗的牢房里。

Illustration hanging

hanging verb

/ˈhæŋɪŋ/

悬挂，吊。

"The lights hung from the ceiling."

灯从天花板上垂下来。

Illustration constraint

constraint noun

/kənˈstɹeɪnt/

约束，限制。

"The new school rules are a constraint on how much time students can spend playing outside. "

新的校规限制了学生在外面玩耍的时间。

Illustration transform

transform noun

/tɹænzˈfɔːm/ /tɹænzˈfɔɹm/

变换，转换。

"The mathematical transform used to convert the raw data into a frequency spectrum helped the engineers analyze the sound waves. "

用于将原始数据转换成频谱的数学变换，帮助工程师分析了声波。

Illustration metamorphosis

metamorphosis noun

/ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊsɪs/ /ˌmɛɾəˈmɔɹfəsɪs/

蜕变，变形.

"The magician's clever metamorphosis of the old hat into a rabbit amazed the audience. "

魔术师巧妙地把旧帽子变成了兔子，这种宛如魔法般的变形让观众惊叹不已。

Illustration disappeared

disappeared verb

/dɪsəˈpiːɹd/ /dɪsəˈpɪəd/ /dɪsəˈpɪɹd/

消失，不见了.

"The cat was sleeping on the couch, but when I came back, it had disappeared. "

猫刚才还在沙发上睡觉，我回来的时候，它却不见了。