pupa

英 ['pjuːpə] 美 ['pjuːpə]

• n. 蛹

英英释义

Noun:

1. an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. 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。
2. We saw a moth and a pupa on this leaf.
   我们在叶子上看见了一只蛾和一个蛹。
3. In their pupa stage, they resemble broken twigs.
   在蛹的阶段，它们象断开的小枝条。

词汇搭配

• silkworm pupa 蚕蛹
• exarate pupa 裸蛹
• subterraneous pupa 埋蛹
• bound pupa 缚蛹
• masked pupa 隐蛹
• coarctate pupa 围蛹
• angular pupa 角蛹
• free pupa 裸蛹,离蛹