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barnacle

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n.一种北极鹅,藤壶,难以摆脱的人(或物)
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barnacle


/'bɑ:nəkl; `bɑrnəkl/
n small shellfish that attaches itself to objects under water, eg rocks or the bottoms of ships 藤壶(附着于水下物体如岩石或船底的小甲壳动物)
*(fig 比喻) He clung to his mother like a barnacle, ie followed her closely everywhere. 他形影不离地跟着母亲.

barnacle


n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: barnacle type of goose (12-21 centuries), from Medieval Latin bernaca; from the former belief that the goose was born from a barnacle]
a small sea animal with a hard shell that sticks firmly to rocks and the bottom of boats