climb
[klaɪm] verb
RISE 上升
ESSENTIAL intransitive
■to go up, or to go towards the top of something 上升；攀升；爬升•The plane climbed quickly to a height of 30 000 feet.飞机迅速爬升到三万英尺的高度。 •As it leaves the village, the road climbs steeply up the mountain.出了村庄，这条路沿着山坡陡然向上。 •The sun climbed higher in the sky.太阳升得更高了。 ESSENTIAL intransitive or transitive
■to use your legs, or your legs and hands, to go up or onto the top of something 爬；攀登，攀爬•to climb the stairs/mountain爬楼梯／登山 •I hate climbing ladders.我讨厌爬梯子。 •We're going climbing (= climbing mountains as a sport) in Scotland next weekend.下周末我们要去苏格兰爬山。 intransitive
■If a price, number, or amount climbs, it increases （价格、数量等）上涨，增长，攀升•Our costs have climbed rapidly in the last few years.过去几年里我们的成本增长很快。 intransitive
■to move into a higher social position, or to improve your position at work 提高社会地位，向上爬；晋升•He quickly climbed to the top of his profession.他很快攀上了事业巅峰。
[klaɪm] verb
MOVE 移动
ADVANCED intransitive usually + adverb or preposition
■to move into or out of a small space awkwardly or with difficulty or effort （笨拙或费力地）爬•They climbed into the truck and drove away.他们爬上卡车开走了。 •We can't stop Tom climbing out of his cot.我们没法让汤姆留在婴儿床里不往外爬。
[klaɪm] verb
GROW 生长
intransitive
■to grow upwards 攀爬，攀援•There's masses of ivy climbing up/over the walls of our house.我们房子的墙上爬满了常春藤。
[klaɪm] verb
be climbing the walls
■to suffer unpleasant feelings, such as worry, in an extreme way 感觉极为不快；极度忧虑•to be climbing the walls with boredom/anger/frustration觉得无聊至极／很生气／非常沮丧 •When Joely went missing, we were practically climbing the walls.乔利失踪了，我们简直担心死了。
[klaɪm] verb
Phrasal Verbs climb down UK
■to change your opinion or admit that you were wrong 让步；认错•The government has been forced to climb down over the issue of increased taxes.政府在加税问题上被迫让步。
[klaɪm] noun countable
■an act or process of climbing 攀登；爬升•We were very tired after our climb.往上爬了一阵后我们累坏了。 •The climb down the mountain took longer than the climb up.下山比上山用的时间更长。 •I've made three climbs so far this year.今年，我已爬过三次山了。 •Her climb to power has been very rapid.她很快就上台掌权了。 ■a place or object to be climbed 攀登的地方；攀登物•The north face of the Eiger is a very difficult climb.艾格峰的北坡很难攀登。 |