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

• Leave conditioner on hair for a few seconds to help smooth the cuticle.
  离开空调头发上几秒钟，以帮助顺利角质层。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The cuticle has two layers: epicuticle and endocuticle.
  表皮可分二层：上表皮和内表皮。
• To remove cuticle, soak your nail in warm water for3 minutes or less.
  要删除角质层，您的指甲浸泡在温水3分钟或更少。
• 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。
• Can you rub in some cuticle cream first and just gently push them back?
  你可以先帮我擦一些指甲周围表皮专用的柔肤霜，再轻轻将它们往后推吗？
• And it was because I tore a cuticle.
  而且是因为我的皮破了。
• 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。