carapace

UK:  ['kærəpeɪs]

US:  ['kerə.peɪs]

复数：carapaces  

n.

1.背壳

2.钙壳

3.熔岩壳

4.龟壳

5.背甲

6.【动物;动物学】甲壳;(龟等的)壳

1 . He probably knows something about it. He may be wise but he has to be locked up in his carapace until he dies.
他应该知道有关的东西吧。也许他很贤明的，但他的一生注定被锁在自己的甲壳里。

2 . Said the tortoise, with his limbs folding into his carapace.
乌龟边示范把头脚缩进壳里边解说道。

3 . The dreadful prospect of limited nuclear exchanges is inherent in a world no longer protected by the carapace of mutual assured destruction.
这个世界本已存在的有限核战争的可怕前景，已不再有双方互动以避免毁灭的盔甲保护。

4 . decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
十足目动物，眼睛长在短柱上，甲壳宽而平，腹部小、折藏在胸腔和钳子下面。

5 . We discovered that the turtle remains consisted only of parts of the carapace and plastron (the shell and underbelly).
我们发现那具海龟尸体只剩下了部分背甲和腹甲。