cuticle

英 [ˈkjuːtɪkl]

美 [ˈkjuːtɪkl]

n.  (手指甲或脚指甲根部的)甲小皮

复数：cuticles　

TOEFLGRE医学

BNC.26181 / COCA.18707

牛津词典

noun

• （手指甲或脚指甲根部的）甲小皮
  an area of hard skin at the base of the nails on the fingers and toes

柯林斯词典

• (手指甲根部的)表皮，护膜
  Yourcuticlesare the skin at the base of each of your fingernails.

英英释义

noun

• hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
  Synonym:carapaceshellshield
• the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
  Synonym:epidermis
• the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail

双语例句

• Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles.
  节肢动物的表皮或爬行动物的外皮周期性的脱落。
• The old cuticle is digested by molting fluid.
  旧表皮被蜕皮液消化。
• The cuticle has two layers: epicuticle and endocuticle.
  表皮可分二层：上表皮和内表皮。
• They can hydrolyze triglyceride on cuticle, and form overmuch fat acid to stimulate skin.
  这些菌能够水解表皮上的甘油三脂，形成过多的游离脂肪酸刺激皮肤所致。
• And it was because I tore a cuticle.
  而且是因为我的皮破了。
• Cuticle, and, like our bodies, but also need to "winter tonic" to increase resistance.
  角质层和我们的身体一样，也需要“冬令进补”来提高抵抗力。
• I use it on my entire hand, not just the cuticle.
  我用在我整个手了不是就光指甲周围。
• By the skin cuticle absorption, the skin is then assumed the orange.
  被皮肤角质层吸收，便皮肤呈橘黄色。
• Effect of ozone on the ultrastructures of cuticle and muscle cells in chironomid larvae
  臭氧对摇蚊幼虫表皮和肌肉细胞超微结构的影响
• Cuticle: on leaf surface to prevent water loss and bacterial infection.
  角质层：在叶的表面防止水份的散失和细菌的感染。