coarctate

a. 压在一起的, 身体包在干壳[茧]中的

发音

UK /kəʊˈɑːk.teɪt/
US /koʊˈɑɹkˌteɪt/
US /ˈkoʊˌɑɹkˌteɪt/
US /koʊˈɑɹk.tɪt/
US /ˈkoʊˌɑɹk.tɪt/

词形变化

coarctated coarctates 三单 coarctates coarctating coarctating 现在分词 coarctated 过去式 coarctated 过去分词 more coarctate 比较级 most coarctate 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To press together; to crowd.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    To restrain; to confine.

    废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    Pressed close together, constricted, narrowed, compressed.

    医学
  2. 2.

    (of the pupa of certain flies) Enclosed in a rigid case formed by the larval cuticle or puparium.

    生物 动物学

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近义相关 1

enclosed

词源

From the above adjective, for more see etymology at -ate.

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