Dicvo

One word, one everyday story

Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.

Report an entry issue

spider

/spaɪdɚ/

Original teaching content · provenance and version

Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

1 · noun

predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey

蜘蛛

Read the example to see spider in context.

Log in to save and review

She screamed when she saw the spider.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

她看到蜘蛛时尖叫了一声。

Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

Share this public expression
Connect this word to your life

Pronunciation: /spaɪdɚ/

Try using this word in a sentence of your own; you may skip this.