crawl

/krɔːl/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

爬行；缓慢行进；爬行；缓慢前进

释义与例句

v. 爬行；缓慢行进
to move forward on your hands and knees; to move very slowly
  1. The baby crawled across the floor to reach the toy.
    婴儿爬过地板去够玩具。
  2. Traffic crawled along the highway during the rush hour.
    高峰时段高速公路上车辆缓慢前行。
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  1. The soldier crawled through the mud to avoid being seen.
    士兵在泥中爬行以免被发现。
n. 爬行；缓慢前进
the act of moving slowly on your hands and knees or very slowly
  1. The child's crawl soon turned into a walk.
    孩子的爬行很快变成了行走。
  2. The traffic moved at a crawl in the tunnel.
    隧道里的车流缓慢前行。
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  1. A crawl of ants made its way across the kitchen floor.
    一队蚂蚁爬过厨房地板。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 crawl 音似“可绕”——婴儿可绕着爬；手脚并用爬行，也可指车流缓慢行进。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • crawler 爬行的人/物；爬虫
    crawl 加 -er，指爬行的人或昆虫。
同义词
  • creep 爬；蹑手蹑脚地走
    crawl 指手脚并用爬行或车辆缓行；creep 强调悄悄、缓慢地移动，常含偷偷之意。
    The cat crept silently toward the mouse. 猫悄悄地向老鼠爬去。
反义词
  • sprint 冲刺；短跑
    crawl 速度极慢，sprint 是全力快跑，速度上相对。
    He sprinted to catch the bus. 他冲刺跑去赶公共汽车。
常见搭配
  • crawl to 向…爬去
    The toddler crawled to his mother. 幼儿向妈妈爬去。
  • at a crawl 缓慢地
    The cars moved at a crawl through the city center. 汽车缓慢地穿过市中心。
  • crawl with 爬满
    The old wall was crawling with ants. 旧墙上爬满了蚂蚁。