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

• This is because the outer cuticle layer of the hair fiber is broken and flaked.
  这是因为角质层层外的头发纤维被破坏成片状。
• And it was because I tore a cuticle.
  而且是因为我的皮破了。
• 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。
• Pathological changes of the organization, mainly the epidermal cuticle significant parakeratosis, acanthosis cell layer thickening, epidermal sudden downward extension of in-depth dermis.
  本型组织病理改变，主要是表皮角质层有显著角化不全，棘细胞层增厚，表皮突向下延展，深入真皮。
• 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？
• The "shell" is composed of three structures: the membranes, the mineralized part and the cuticle.
  蛋壳由3种结构组成：膜，矿物质化部分和壳胶膜。
• The skin is thin, light to dark yellow and smooth with a waxy cuticle.
  皮肤是轻，薄，以暗黄色，并顺利与蜡质角质层。
• The outer surface of the leaf has a waxy coating called a cuticle which protects the leaf.
  叶子外表有一层像蜡一样的覆盖层，这个层被叫做表皮，是用来保护叶子的。
• Our skin is infertile cause of cuticle.
  我们皮肤就是角质层薄的原因。
• The cuticle has two layers: epicuticle and endocuticle.
  表皮可分二层：上表皮和内表皮。