climb1 /klaɪm/ ●●● W2 verb → clime1 move up/down 向上/下移动 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep, transitiveT]CLIMB to move up, down, or across something using your feet and hands, especially when this is difficult to do 〔手脚并用地〕攀登,爬 Harry climbed the stairs. 哈里爬上楼梯。
Boys were climbing trees along the river bank. 男孩们在河边爬树。
climb up/down/along etc The wall is too high to climb over. 这墙太高,爬不过去。
They climbed up into the loft of the old barn. 他们爬进了旧谷仓的阁楼里。
2 temperature/prices etc 气温/价格等 [intransitiveI]INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT to increase in number, amount, or level 〔数字、数量或水平〕升高,攀升 SYN go up The temperature has climbed steadily since this morning. 今晨起气温持续升高。
Inflation climbed 2% last month. 上个月的通胀率上升了2%。
climb to The divorce rate had climbed to almost 30% of all marriages. 离婚率已经上升到了婚姻总数的近 30%。
3 with difficulty 艰难地 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]SLOW to move into, out of, or through something slowly and awkwardly 吃力地移动 The bus pulled in, and we climbed aboard. 公共汽车进站了,我们费劲地挤了上去。
climb through/over/into etc John climbed through the window into the kitchen. 约翰从窗户爬进了厨房。
I turned the TV on and climbed into bed. 我打开电视机后爬上了床。
4 path/sun/plane 小路/太阳/飞机 [intransitiveI]UP to move gradually to a higher position 徐徐上升;爬升 The roller coaster climbs 91 feet and reaches speeds of 45 miles an hour. 过山车爬到91英尺高,时速达到45英里。
climb into/up etc The path climbs high into the hills. 小路沿山而上。
The plane climbed to 11,600 feet to try to get above the clouds. 飞机爬升到11,600英尺的高度,试图飞越云层。
5 sport 体育运动 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DSOCLIMB to climb mountains or rocks as a sport 爬(山),登(山)5Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Qomolangma.埃德蒙•希拉里爵士是第一个登上珠穆朗玛峰的人。
n Hillary and Tenzing were the first men to climb Mount Everest.
She loves to hike and climb. 她喜欢远足和爬山。
→ climbing 6 plant 植物 [intransitiveI]UP to grow up a wall or other structure 攀缘而上climbing rose/plant 攀缘蔷薇/植物
7 in a list 在名单上 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SUCCESSFUL to move higher in a list of teams, records etc as you become more popular or successful 排名升高,跃居 SYN riseclimb to The song climbed to number two in the US charts. 这首歌曲在美国流行歌曲排行榜攀升到了第二位。
8 in your life/job 在生活/工作中 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SUCCESSFUL to move to a better position in your social or professional life 〔社会地位〕上升;〔职位〕晋升;提高(地位) Steve climbed rapidly in the sales division. 史蒂夫在销售部晋升得很快。
men who climbed the career ladder in the 1980s 20世纪80年代攀登事业阶梯的人们
9 be climbing the walls spokenNERVOUS to become extremely anxious, annoyed, or impatient 极度忧虑,十分烦恼 If I don’t get a drink soon, I’ll be climbing the walls. 如果不马上喝一杯,我要急得跳墙了。
be climbing the walls• If I drank another cup of coffee, I'd be climbing the walls.• Realizes he is moving in her desperately, as if he is climbing the walls of a closed building. 10.climb down phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE ADMITto admit that you were wrong, especially after being certain that you were right 认错;退让,让步 → climb-down n THESAURUSclimb to move up, down, or across something using your hands and feetMost kids love climbing trees.
Several fans climbed onto the roof of the arena to get a better view.
She climbed down the ladder.
ascend formal to climb up somethingHe began to ascend the narrow winding staircase.
the first man to ascend Mount Everest
go up to climb up something such as a slope or stairsHe went up the steps to the platform.
Sonia was quiet as they went up the hill.
scale formal to climb to the top of something such as a high wall or fenceSomehow the men had scaled the twenty-foot wall without setting off the alarm.
Protestors scaled the walls of the building and hung banners.
Rescuers had to scale a one-thousand-foot cliff before they could reach the injured climber.
clamber to climb somewhere with difficulty, using your hands to help youAt last we saw the two girls clambering down the slope to safety.
Everyone clambered onto the back of the truck.
scramble to climb somewhere quickly and with difficulty, using your hands to help you, especially when you are walkingThey scrambled up the steep rocky bank.