carapace [ˈkærəˌpes]

例句:

• The arrogance became his protective carapace.
  这种傲慢态度成了他的保护壳。
  
• He tickled gently at its glossy carapace,but the stubborn beetle would not budge.
  他轻轻地搔着甲虫光滑的壳，但这只固执的甲虫就是不动。
  
• The tortoise pulled its head into his carapace.
  乌龟把头缩进它的壳里。
  
• I wanted to hurt you. Get through that carapace of self-regard somehow.
  来自fig.
• The shore was a carapace, permeable only at certain selected points.
  来自NEWYORKER
• The common name comes from the usually green fat found beneath its carapace.
  来自BBC