| 单词 | spider |
| 释义 | spider n. & v. --n 1. a any eight-legged arthropod of the order Araneae with a round unsegmented body, many of which spin webs for the capture of insects as food. b any of various similar or related arachnids, e.g. a red spider. 2. any object comparable to a spider, esp. as having numerous or prominent legs or radiating spokes. 3. Brit. a radiating series of elastic ties used to hold a load in place on a vehicle etc. --vintr. 1. move in a scuttling manner suggestive of a spider (fingers spidered across the map). 2. cause to move or appear in this way. 3. (as spidering adj.) spiderlike in form, manner, or movement (spidering streets). Phrases and idioms spider crab any of various crabs of the family Majidae with a pear-shaped body and long thin legs. spider monkey any S. American monkey of the genus Ateles, with long limbs and a prehensile tail. spider plant any of various house plants with long narrow striped leaves. Derivatives spiderish adj. Etymology: OE spithra (as SPIN) |
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