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[/ˈlædə(r); ˋlædɚ/] n 用法:
1 structure for climbing up and down sth, consisting of two upright lengths of wood, metal or rope joined to each other by crossbars (rungs) used as steps 梯子. =>illus 见插图. 用法:
2 (US run) fault in a stocking, etc where some stitches have come undone, causing a vertical ladder-like flaw （长统袜等的）梯形裂缝, 抽丝. 用法:
3 (fig 比喻) series of stages by which a person may advance in his career, etc （事业等发迹、 进身、 晋升等的）阶梯, 途径, 门路:
climbing the ladder of success 攀登成功的阶梯 *
He is still on the bottom rung of the political ladder. 他尚处於政治阶梯的最低一级. ladder 2
v (a) [I] (of stockings, etc) develop a ladder(2)（指长统袜等）出现梯形裂缝, 抽丝:
Have you any tights that won't ladder? 有没有不易抽丝的裤袜?
(b) [Tn] cause (stockings, etc) to develop a ladder 使（长统袜等）出现梯形裂缝, 抽丝:
She laddered her new tights climbing the fence. 她爬越篱笆时把她的裤袜给勾得抽了丝. |