cobweb
/ˈkɒbweb/noun
(一般作cobwebs)
1- a spider's web, especially when old and covered with dust(尤指布满积尘的)蜘蛛网。
1.1
- Zoology a tangled three-dimensional spider's web【动】(缠结的立体)蜘蛛网。
1.2
- something resembling a cobweb in delicacy or intricacy像蜘蛛网(精巧复杂)的东西:
white cobwebs of frost.
细密精致的片片白霜。
短语
blow(或clear)away the cobwebs
- banish a state of lethargy; enliven or refresh oneself消除倦怠; 使有生气, 使恢复精神。
派生词
cobwebbed
adjectivecobwebby
adjective词源
Middle English coppeweb, copweb, from obsolete coppe 'spider' +WEB.