"cobwebs" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 蜘蛛网

Definition

蜘蛛织成的细而黏的网，常出现在房间或建筑物无人打扰的角落。有时也比喻陈旧或忽视的东西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常为复数，常见于打扫和清洁等语境，例如“清理灰尘和蜘蛛网”。比喻用法如“清理头脑中的蜘蛛网”表示思路清晰。

Examples

There are cobwebs in the corners of the ceiling.

天花板的角落里有**蜘蛛网**。

She cleaned the cobwebs from under the bed.

她把床下的**蜘蛛网**清理掉了。

Old houses often have many cobwebs.

老房子里常常有很多**蜘蛛网**。

Let’s open the windows and clear out the cobwebs in here.

让我们打开窗户，把这里的**蜘蛛网**清理掉吧。

My mind feels full of cobwebs this morning—I need some coffee!

我早上脑子里像有**蜘蛛网**一样——需要喝点咖啡！

You can tell the attic hasn’t been used in years—the cobwebs are everywhere.

阁楼多年没人用，到处都是**蜘蛛网**。