A spiderweb is the net of fine sticky threads a spider spins to catch flying insects — the flat round one with lines going out from the middle like bicycle spokes is the picture most people have, though spiders build messy sheet-shaped ones in corners too.

a spider spins fine sticky threads蜘蛛吐的細黏絲 to catch flying insects為了抓飛蟲 is the net that makes up就織成了 a spiderweb蜘蛛網;the picture most people have最多人心裡的畫面 is是 the flat round one那種扁平圓形、with lines going out from the middle like bicycle spokes線像腳踏車輻條般從中間散開的網,though spiders build messy sheet-shaped ones in corners too不過蜘蛛也會在角落織雜亂如布的網。

It is written as one word, 'spiderweb', or as two, 'spider web'; both are fine, and British writers more often just say 'web' or 'cobweb'.

written as one word, 'spiderweb'寫成一個字spiderweb or as two, 'spider web'或兩個字spider web, both are fine都可以; British writers英國人 more often更常 just say 'web' or 'cobweb'就直接說web或cobweb。

There is a useful difference between 'web' and 'cobweb' that dictionaries do not always make clear: a web is the working thing, with a spider on it, while a cobweb is the old dusty abandoned one hanging in the corner of a room that you sweep away. So a horror film has cobwebs; a nature film has webs.

between 'web' and 'cobweb'web跟cobweb之間 there is有 a useful difference一個實用的差別 that dictionaries do not always make clear字典不見得講得清楚:a web叫web的 is是 the working thing正在用的東西,with a spider on it上面還有蜘蛛,while a cobweb而cobweb是 the old, dusty, abandoned one那種積了灰塵、被丟著不管的舊網 hanging in the corner of a room掛在房間角落 that you sweep away你會把它掃掉。so所以 a horror film恐怖片裡 has有的是 cobwebscobweb;a nature film而自然生態片裡 has有的是 websweb。

Because a spiderweb is beautiful, delicate, and made of many lines joining at points, English uses it for anything with that shape or feel — cracks spreading across broken glass are 'a spiderweb of cracks', a city's small streets can be 'a spiderweb of alleys', and a plan that catches people is 'a web of lies'. Note that 'web' alone now most often means the internet — that use came from exactly this picture, threads connecting everything.

because因為 a spiderweb蜘蛛網 is beautiful, delicate美麗、細緻, and made of many lines joining at points又是由許多線在交叉點連起來的, English英文 uses it for anything with that shape or feel就拿它來形容任何有這種形狀或感覺的東西——cracks spreading across broken glass破裂玻璃上散開的裂痕 are called一叫做 'a spiderweb of cracks''a spiderweb of cracks',a city's small streets一個城市的小巷 can be可以說是 'a spiderweb of alleys''a spiderweb of alleys',and而 a plan that catches people一個坑人的計畫 is則是 'a web of lies''a web of lies'。note that請注意 'web' alone單獨的'web' now most often現在最常 means指的是 the internet網際網路——that use came from exactly this picture這個用法就是從這幅畫面來的,threads connecting everything線把所有東西連在一起。