cocoons

n.

茧，蚕茧( cocoon的名词复数 )；

v.

茧，蚕茧( cocoon的第三人称单数 )；

1. Silkworms make cocoons.
   蚕做茧。
2. A cocoon is a kind of silk covering made by an insect.
   蚕茧是由昆虫制造的一种由丝组成的外包层。
3. The children tore the cocoon open to see if there was a pupa.
   孩子们撕开蚕茧看看里面有没有蛹。

1. Families cocoon around the TV set most evenings.
   好多家庭大部分晚上都围在电视机前看电视。
2. The last thing he wants to do is to cocoon all weekend in that same house.
   他最不愿意做的事是整个周末呆在同一幢房子里茧居。

Cocoons around early-type stars
Overpressured cocoons in extragalactic radio sources
The roles of insect cocoons in cold conditions
Mechanical properties of silkworm cocoons
Evolution of clouds in radio galaxy cocoons
FURTHER OBSERVATIONS ON WINTER COCOONS IN CHIRONOMIDAE (DIPTERA)
Dehydration of earthworm cocoons exposed to cold: a novel cold hardiness mechanism
Transgenic silkworms produce recombinant human type III procollagen in cocoons
Preparation of undegraded native molecular fibroin solution from silkworm cocoons
Transgenic silkworms (Bombyx mori) produce recombinant spider dragline silk in cocoons.