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cocoon someone from something
collocation
(alsococoon sb against sth)
to protect someone or something from pain or an unpleasant situation: 给…加上保护层，将…裹住
Expecting to be cocooned from every possible harm is unrealistic - risk is a part of life.
The country is vainly trying to cocoon itself against globalization.
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cocoonverb
North Korea cocoons its people from outside influences.
She spent her youth cocooned from ordinary experience in a way that would be inconceivable today.
She thinks that economists are a naive, unworldly bunch, cocooned against the harsh realities that dictate most of our spending choices.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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air defence
anti-bug
anti-mosquito
baby
bandobast
cocoon
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duck and coveridiom
embedded
featherbedding
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foot patrol
hedge
insulate
poisonous
security light
self-protective
self-protectiveness
shelter
sheltered
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