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cobweb/ˈkɒbweb/n. 1a a fine network of threads spun by a spider from a liquid extruded from its spinnerets, used to trap insects etc. 蜘蛛网 b the thread of this 蜘蛛丝 2 anything compared with a cobweb, esp. in flimsiness of texture (尤指结构轻而薄的)蜘蛛网状物 3 a trap or insidious entanglement 陷阱,圈套 4 (in pl. 用复数) (esp. in phr. 尤用于短语 blow or clear away the cobwebs 扫除陈腐;焕然一新) a state of lethargy; fustiness 昏睡状态,没精打采;陈腐的东西 □ cobwebbed adj.□ cobwebby adj.[Middle English cop(pe)web from obsolete coppe ‘spider’] |