chrysalides

基本解釋

At the least this may help the nation adjust as Arab street revolutions burst from the chrysalides of old regimes to remake the region.
至少當(dāng)阿拉伯街頭革命在舊政權(quán)的束縛下破繭而出時(shí)，這些努力幫助美國作出調(diào)整。
Butterflies that emerge from chrysalides in late summer and early fall are different from those that do so during the longer days and warmer weather of summer.
蝶王破蛹而出的時(shí)間不同于其他的蝴蝶在溫暖的夏季間，它們在深夏和初秋。
One thing is for sure, all the preservation measures are to stop exchange of the corpse with the external world. This makes me think about the function of chrysalides made by insects.
聯(lián)想到昆蟲結(jié)蛹，這外殼也起的保護(hù)隔絕作用，據(jù)說鳴蟬的蛹能在泥土中深埋17年而保存生命力。
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