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black widow

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Insects
ˌblack ˈwidow noun [countable]  HBIa very poisonous type of spider that is black with red marks 红斑寇蛛,黑寡妇蜘蛛〔一种剧毒的蜘蛛〕
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black widowThere are stories about the ant and a black widow spider.He was built like a black widow spider, his chest and shoulders so large that it diminished his limbs.Pepita had been trying to remember the events that led up to being bitten by the black widow spider.Scientists are now making use of the black widow spider's venom to help them understand disabling human diseases.The black widow spider and its relatives produce neurotoxins.
ˌblack ˈwidow nounChineseSyllable
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black widow
ˌblack ˈwidow noun [countable]
a very poisonous type of spider that is black with red marks


black widowBrE /ˌblæk ˈwɪdəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌblæk ˈwɪdoʊ/ 🔊 nouna poisonous American spider. The female black widow often eats the male. 黑寡妇毒蛛(美洲蜘蛛,雌蛛常吃掉雄蛛)