limpet

• n. 帽贝；纠缠者；坚守岗位的职员

来自拉丁语lampreda,帽贝，词源同lamprey.

limpet

limpet: see lamprey

limpet (n.)

marine gastropod mollusk, early 14c., from Old English lempedu, from Medieval Latin lampreda "limpet" (see lamprey).

1. The Prime Minister clung to his job like a limpet, despite calls for him to resign.

首相不顾有人要求他辞职，死赖在他的职位上不下台。

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2. The dog clung like a limpet to the thief.

那条狗死死缠住小偷不放.

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3. The adhesion mechanism of barnacle , limpet, anemone, tube worm are described in this paper.

主要介绍海洋生物中藤壶、帽贝 、 海葵 、 管栖蠕虫对其基材的粘附机理.

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