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单词 cobweb
释义
cobwebcob‧web /ˈkɒbweb $ ˈkɑːb-/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINcobweb
Origin:
1300-1400 cop ‘spider’ (14-15 centuries) (from Old English atorcoppe ‘spider’) + web
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But there was no dust, no dirt, no cobwebs.
  • He put his hand up to his face, as if to clear the cobwebs from his thoughts, then shrugged.
  • He swept her resistance aside as if it were a cobweb.
  • Her wispy gray hair was loose, hanging down her back like cobwebs, and her hands were folded in her lap.
  • I know that I am not meant to vac up the spiders, just their cobwebs.
  • Peering through the cobwebs at the stable clock, Umberto realized he should have been up an hour ago.
  • There are enough teachers who sleepwalk through their profession, mindsets clogged with cobwebs.
  • This means, in the two preview episodes, brushing away canons of ethics like cobwebs.
word sets
WORD SETS
abdomen, nounant, nounantenna, nounanthill, nounaphid, nounbedbug, nounbee, nounbeetle, nounblack widow, nounbloodsucker, nounblow-fly, nounbluebottle, nounboll weevil, nounbookworm, nounbug, nounbumblebee, nounbutterfly, nouncaterpillar, nouncell, nouncentipede, nounchrysalis, nouncicada, nouncobweb, nouncockchafer, nouncockroach, nouncocoon, nouncomb, nouncrane fly, nouncreepy-crawly, nouncricket, noundaddy longlegs, noundragonfly, noundrone, nounearwig, nounentomology, nounfeeler, nounfirefly, nounflea, nounfly, verbfly, nounfruit fly, noungadfly, nounglow-worm, noungnat, noungossamer, noungrasshopper, noungreenfly, noungrub, nounhoneybee, nounhoneycomb, nounhornet, nounhorsefly, nounhousefly, nouninsect, nouninsectivore, nounkatydid, nounladybird, nounlarva, nounlice, nounlightning bug, nounlocust, nounlouse, nounmaggot, nounmantis, nounmayfly, nounmidge, nounmillipede, nounmite, nounmosquito, nounmoth, nounnectar, nounnest, nounnit, nounnymph, nounpest, nounpod, nounpraying mantis, nounproboscis, nounpupa, nounqueen, nounroach, nounsand fly, nounscarab, nounsilkworm, nounsilverfish, nounspider, nounspin, verbstick insect, nounsting, verbsting, nounstinger, nounsucker, nounswarm, nounswarm, verbtarantula, nountermite, nounthorax, nountick, nountortoiseshell, nountrilobite, nountsetse fly, nountzetze fly, nounvein, nounverminous, adjectivewasp, nounwater bug, nounweb, nounweevil, nounwing, nounwinged, adjectivewoodlouse, nounwoodworm, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
· It will blow the cobwebs away.· It blew all the cobwebs away.· Talk about blowing the cobwebs away!
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • It will blow the cobwebs away.
  • Talk about blowing the cobwebs away!
1a net of sticky threads made by a spider to catch insects, that is inside a building and has not been removed2blow/clear the cobwebs away to do something, especially go outside, in order to help yourself to think more clearly and feel betterweb:  A brisk walk will soon blow the cobwebs away.cobwebbed adjective
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