蚕眠
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  蚕蜕皮前不动不食的状态。俗称眠。六、七日眠一次,经四眠后蜕皮即上簇结茧
蚕在生长过程中要蜕数次皮﹐每次蜕皮前有一段时间不动不食﹐如睡眠的状态﹐故称 Silkworm in the growth process, shedding the skin several times, each time before molting fixed did not eat, such as sleep state, so that
  蚕在生长过程中要蜕数次皮,每次蜕皮前有一段时间不动不食,如睡眠的状态,故称。 唐 王维 《渭川田家》诗:“雉雊麦苗秀,蚕眠桑叶稀。” 唐 包何 《和程员外春日东郊即事》:“几处折花惊蝶梦,数家留叶待蚕眠。” 清 黄燮清 《长水竹枝词》:“蚕眠桑老红闺静,灯火三更作茧圆。”
英文解释
  1. n.:  inactiveness of silkworms before they shed their skin,  dormancy of silkworm