crawl
UK [krɔ:l] US [krɑ:l] verb
MOVE 移动
ADVANCED intransitive
■to move slowly or with difficulty, especially (of a person) with the body stretched out along the ground or on hands and knees 缓慢移动；艰难前行；爬行；匍匐前进•The child crawled across the floor.那个孩子爬过了地板。 •The injured soldier crawled to safety.受伤的士兵慢慢爬向安全的地方。 •The lorry crawled noisily up the hill.货车轰轰隆隆吃力地爬上山坡。 •Megan has just learned to crawl.梅甘刚学会爬。
UK [krɔ:l] US [krɑ:l] verb
TRY TO PLEASE 试图讨好
intransitive informal disapproving
■to try hard to please in order to get an advantage 巴结，讨好；阿谀奉承；卑躬屈膝•I don't like people who crawl.我不喜欢卑躬屈膝的人。 •UK He crawled to the group leader because he wanted a promotion.因为想得到提升，他对集团领导阿谀奉承。
UK [krɔ:l] US [krɑ:l] verb
FILL 充满
be crawling with sth informal
■to be completely covered with or full of a particular type of thing 爬满；充满；挤满•The kitchen floor was crawling with ants.厨房的地板上爬满了蚂蚁。
UK [krɔ:l] US [krɑ:l] verb
crawl back (to sb)
■to admit that you were wrong and ask someone for forgiveness or for something that you refused in the past （向某人）认错，讨饶•Don't come crawling back to me when she throws you out!等她抛弃你时，别跑回来求我原谅！
UK [krɔ:l] US [krɑ:l] noun
SWIMMING 游泳
[S or U]
■a style of swimming in which you move your arms over your head and kick with straight legs 自由泳；爬泳
UK [krɔ:l] US [krɑ:l] noun
MOVEMENT 移动
only singular
■a very slow speed 缓慢移动；徐行；爬行•Traffic moved forward at a crawl.车辆缓缓向前移动。 |