cobweb

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cob·web /ˈkɒbweb $ ˈkɑːb-/ noun [countable]  1. HBIa net of sticky threads made by a spider to catch insects, that is inside a building and has not been removed 蜘蛛网2  blow/clear the cobwebs away CLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTANDto do something, especially go outside, in order to help yourself to think more clearly and feel better 〔尤通过外出散步等〕恢复精神，使头脑清醒 → web A brisk walk will soon blow the cobwebs away. 轻快地散散步马上就能使头脑清醒。 —cobwebbed adjective

Examples from the Corpus

cobweb• 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.• This means, in the two preview episodes, brushing away canons of ethics like cobwebs.• 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.• Peering through the cobwebs at the stable clock, Umberto realized he should have been up an hour ago.• I know that I am not meant to vac up the spiders, just their cobwebs.• There are enough teachers who sleepwalk through their profession, mindsets clogged with cobwebs.Origin cobweb (1300-1400) cop “spider” ((14-15 centuries)) (from Old English atorcoppe “spider”) + web

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cobweb
cob‧web /ˈkɒbweb $ ˈkɑːb-/ noun [countable]1. a net of sticky threads made by a spider to catch insects, that is inside a building and has not been removed
2. blow/clear the cobwebs away to do something, especially go outside, in order to help yourself to think more clearly and feel better ⇨ web:
    A brisk walk will soon blow the cobwebs away.
—cobwebbed adjective

cob·webBrE /ˈkɒbweb/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːbweb/ 🔊 nouna fine net of threads made by a spider to catch insects; a single thread of this net (usually used when it is old and covered with dirt) 蜘蛛网，蜘蛛丝（常指落满灰尘的旧蛛网）◆Thick cobwebs hung in the dusty corners. 积有灰尘的角落挂着厚厚的蜘蛛网。🔊🔊◆He brushed a cobweb out of his hair. 他拂去了头发上的蜘蛛丝。🔊🔊  ➡  see also spider's web, web (1) ▸ cob·webbed BrE /ˈkɒbwebd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːbwebd/ 🔊 adjective◆cobwebbed corners布满蜘蛛网的角落●blow/clear the ˈcobwebs awayto help sb start sth in a fresh, lively state of mind 使头脑清醒；使振作精神◆A brisk walk should blow the cobwebs away. 轻快的散步可以使人头脑清醒。🔊🔊