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[/klaɪm; klaɪm/] v 用法:
1 (a) [Tn] go up or over (sth) by effort, esp using one's hands and feet 攀登, 攀爬, 爬上, 爬过（某物）:
climb a wall, a mountain, a tree, a rope, the stairs 爬墙、 山、 树、 绳、 楼梯 *
The car slowly climbed the hill. 汽车缓慢地爬上山坡.
(b) [I, Ipr, Ip] go or come in the specified direction, esp upwards, by effort 攀爬:
climb up/down a ladder, along a ridge, into a car, out of bed, over a gate, through a hedge, etc 爬上[下]梯子、 爬越山岭、 爬进汽车、 爬下床、 爬越大门、 爬过篱笆 *
climb into/out of one's clothes, ie get dressed/undressed 穿上[脱下]衣服 *
This is where we start climbing, ie upwards. 这就是我们向上爬的地方. *
Monkeys can climb well. 猴子善於攀爬. 用法:
2 [I] (a) go up mountains, etc as a sport 登山（运动）:
He likes to go climbing at weekends. 他喜欢在周末做登山运动.
(b) (of aircraft, the sun, etc) go higher in the sky （指飞机、 太阳等）上升:
The plane climbed to 20000 feet. 飞机上升到20000英尺.
(C) slope upwards 倾斜向上:
The road climbs steeply for several miles. 这条路有几英里向上倾斜得很陡.
(d) (of plants) grow up a wall or some other support by clinging or twining （指植物）缘墙或其他支撑物向上生长:
a climbing rose 攀缘而上的玫瑰. 用法:
3 [I] rise in social rank, etc by one's own effort （靠自己努力）提高社会地位等. 用法:
4 [I] (of currency, temperature, etc) increase in value, etc （指货币）增值; （指温度等）上升:
The dollar has been climbing steadily all week. 整个星期美元一直在稳步增值. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) climb/jump on the bandwagon => bandwagon (band). 用法:
6 (phr v) climb down (over sth) (infml) admit a mistake or withdraw from a position in an argument, etc （在辩论等中）认错, 让步:
As new facts became known, the Government was forced to climb down over its handling of the spy scandal. 新的事实已众所周知, 政府被迫承认处理间谍丑事失当. |