Russian doll
noun [ usually plural ] uk/ˌrʌʃ.ən ˈdɒl/ us/ˌrʌʃ.ən ˈdɑːl/
俄罗斯套娃
one of a set of painted, usually wooden, figures which each fit inside another bigger one
In Moscow, brightly painted Russian dolls can be bought on any market stall. 在莫斯科，任何市场摊位都可以买到色彩鲜艳的俄罗斯套娃。
The series of deleted files were hidden inside each other like Russian dolls.
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- The hotels sell matrioshki (Russian dolls) and other traditional souvenirs.
- Russian dolls contain smaller replicas of themselves, which contain further smaller replicas and so on.
- People may have several identities, like Russian dolls stacked inside each other.