
英:/'ˈkɒbweb/ 美:/'ˈkɑːbweb/
复数:cobwebs
n. 蜘蛛网;蛛丝;圈套
vt. 使布满蛛网;使混乱
The old house which had been abandoned for many years was full of cobwebs.
这座荒废多年的老房子满是蜘蛛网。
I can't understand the cobweb of relationship between the characters in this novel.
我弄不明白这部小说中人物之间复杂的关系网。
Some insects were trapped in the cobwebs and couldn't move.
一些昆虫被困在蜘蛛网上,无法移动。
The lingerie was exquisite; silk, handmade and trimmed with a cobweb of lace.
内衣很精致;真丝,手工制作,还装饰着蛛网状的花边。
I was embarrassed how to punish him when I discovered his part in the business: he's such a cobweb, a pinch would annihilate him.
当我发现他参与了这件事时,我不知道该如何惩罚他才好:他是一个蜘蛛网,一抓就要使他消亡。
Postulating the effect is one thing; teasing it out from the cobweb of climatic feedback loops and estimating its magnitude is something else altogether.
假设其影响是一码事,在气候反馈循环的蛛丝马迹中对其研究,并评估其重要性则完全是另外一码事。
He brushed a cobweb out of his hair.
他拂去了头发上的蜘蛛丝。
They lies on the transparent cobweb.
它们躺在透明的蜘蛛网里。
n.|mesh/trap;蜘蛛网;蛛丝;圈套
vt.|cloud/confuse;使布满蛛网;使混乱
Cobweb 是英语中一个常见的名词,主要含义指蜘蛛在墙角或隐蔽处织成的网状结构,尤其指长期积灰的陈旧蛛网。该词源于中古英语的 coppeweb,由 coppe(蜘蛛,源自古英语 ātorcoppe,意为“毒虫”)和 web(网)组合而成,反映了其与蜘蛛活动的直接关联。
从科学角度,cobweb 的形成与蜘蛛分泌的丝蛋白有关。这类蛛丝具有黏性,用于捕捉昆虫,但随着时间的推移,蛛网可能因灰尘积累或破损失去功能性,形成典型的“废弃蛛网”形象。在文学和隐喻中,cobweb 常象征混乱、陈旧观念或无实质内容的事物。例如,莎士比亚在《仲夏夜之梦》中用“cobweb”比喻轻盈脆弱的物质。
权威词典如《牛津英语词典》将 cobweb 定义为“蜘蛛网,尤指老旧且覆有灰尘的网”,并收录了其延伸含义,如“错综复杂的事物”。生物学领域则通过蛛网结构研究蜘蛛的行为模式,例如圆蛛科(Araneidae)的织网习性。
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以下是关于单词cobweb 的详细解释:
名词(主要词义)
蜘蛛网:指蜘蛛用蛛丝编织的网状结构,用于捕捉昆虫。
例句:The old house was full of dusty cobwebs.
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蛛丝:蜘蛛网中纤细的丝状物。
例句:He brushed a cobweb from his hair.
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比喻义
Blow away the cobwebs
Cobweb model
“Cobweb” 核心含义为蜘蛛网,可引申为混乱或陈旧状态,也用于特定领域的术语。如需更多例句或用法,可参考上述来源网页。
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