caterpillar

US:  [ˈkætə(r)ˌpɪlə(r)]

复数：caterpillars  

n.

1.【动】毛虫,蝴蝶或蛾的幼虫;柔体,多足,体色鲜艳

2.履带

3.履带拖拉机

1 . Designer idea: When a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly, the change takes place in the chrysalis. This metamorphosis is fascinating.
设计构思：当毛毛虫蜕变成蝴蝶时，这种美妙的变化就发生在蛹中。

2 . In India, Caterpillar is in fourth place in terms of the sales of diggers, loaders and other construction machines.
以挖掘机、装载机和其它工程机械的销量计算，卡特彼勒在印度市场排名第四。

3 . 'It is a very good height indeed! ' said the Caterpillar angrily, rearing itself upright as it spoke (it was exactly three inches high).
“这正是一个非常合适的高度。”毛毛虫生气地说，它说话时还使劲儿挺直了身子，正好是三英寸高。

4 . 'It is wrong from beginning to end, ' said the Caterpillar decidedly, and there was silence for some minutes.
“从头到尾都错了，”毛毛虫干脆地说。然后他们又沉默了几分钟。

5 . What goes on in a cocoon as a caterpillar changes into a butterfly remains one of nature's best kept secrets.
肥胖的毛毛虫钻进茧中，如何就变成了美丽的蝴蝶，这一直都是自然界的一个秘密。