At the height of the recession in 2008 , wal-mart stores realized that consumers were " cocooning " - vacationing in their yards , eating more dinners at home , organizing family game nights .
The resultant disaffection has left her starving for what she refers to as " cocooning " -- the experience of friends gathering at lunch or dinner and sitting for hours sharing a meal , conversation and laughter .
这最终让她对所谓的“茧式生活”充满渴望,而这种生活却仅仅只是和朋友们聚餐谈笑这么简单。
Some argue that more sophisticated entertainment at home will exacerbate antisocial " cocooning " trends , that internet grocery deliveries will kill off the last comer shops , and that a " couch potato " generation of children will grow even more obese .