webbed
webbed — adjective
- webbedpositive
- webbedercomparative
- webbedestsuperlative
1. (of a duck, frog, or similar animal) having toes joined by a thin flap of skin t
(of a duck, frog, or similar animal) having toes joined by a thin flap of skin that acts like a paddle in water.
Ducks have webbed feet that push against the water like small paddles.
core collocation: webbed feet
The frog's webbed toes spread wide as it kicked across the pond.
Otters use their webbed paws to swim quickly after fish in the river.
At the zoo, Defne watched a penguin waddle on its short webbed feet.
Geese leave star-shaped prints in the mud because of their webbed feet.
- membranous
more technical and scientific; stresses the thin skin layer itself
文法句型
webbed + feet/toes/paws
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun like 'feet', 'toes', or 'paws'; speakers rarely say 'the feet are webbed' on its own.
常見錯誤
2. made from narrow strips of tough woven fabric, like the kind used in seatbelts a
made from narrow strips of tough woven fabric, like the kind used in seatbelts and backpack straps.
Mauricio tightened the webbed belt around his waist before the long hike.
made of webbing: webbed belt / strap
Old webbed lawn chairs sagged under everyone who sat on the porch.
The dog's webbed harness clipped neatly across its chest and back.
Talia replaced the frayed webbed straps on her heavy camping backpack.
Firefighters trust the strong webbed straps that hold their ladders in place.
文法句型
webbed + belt/strap/harness
用法筆記
Subject is usually a strap-based object — belt, chair, harness, or backpack — not loosely woven cloth.
3. marked with crisscrossing lines that form a net-like or web-like pattern.
marked with crisscrossing lines that form a net-like or web-like pattern.
Thin webbed cracks spread across the dry desert ground after months without rain.
net-like pattern: webbed cracks
Frost made a delicate webbed pattern on Sana's bedroom window overnight.
The old map showed a webbed network of narrow streets near the harbour.
Sunlight revealed the webbed veins running through every leaf on the maple tree.
Dahlia sketched the webbed lines of the spider's empty web onto her notebook.
- net-like
plainer everyday alternative for a crisscross pattern
文法句型
webbed + pattern/cracks/network
用法筆記
Describes a visible crossing-line pattern; pairs with 'pattern', 'cracks', 'veins', or 'network'.
4. (of a person) born with two or more fingers or toes that are partly connected by
(of a person) born with two or more fingers or toes that are partly connected by skin.
The baby was born with two webbed toes on his left foot.
A simple operation separated Andrei's webbed fingers when he was three.
of a person: webbed fingers joined by skin
Some people are born with webbed toes and never even notice them.
Elise learned that webbed fingers run quietly through several of her cousins.
The doctor explained that webbed digits are usually harmless and easy to treat.
文法句型
webbed + fingers/toes/digits
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this describes a human hand or foot, while sense 1 describes an animal's natural swimming feet.
5. (of swimming gloves) shaped with skin between the fingers, copying an animal's f
(of swimming gloves) shaped with skin between the fingers, copying an animal's foot to push more water.
Competitive swimmers sometimes train with webbed gloves to build arm strength.
of gloves: webbed gloves used for swimming
Christopher pulled on a pair of webbed gloves before his diving lesson.
The webbed gloves let the surfer paddle out through the waves faster.
Lotte bought webbed swim gloves to help with her water aerobics class.
Rescue divers wear webbed gloves so they can move through the water quickly.
文法句型
webbed + gloves
用法筆記
Refers only to manufactured swimming gloves, not the natural animal feet described in sense 1.