
crawl
词源
源自古英语 'crawlian',意为'缓慢移动',可能与古挪威语 'krafla'(抓挠)有关。
verb
❶ 指用手和膝盖缓慢移动,通常用于描述婴儿或动物在地面上的移动方式。也可比喻事物缓慢进展。
“The baby started to crawl across the floor.”
(婴儿开始在地板上爬行。)
“The wounded soldier crawled to safety.”
(受伤的士兵爬到了安全地带。)
❶ 指因恐惧、恶心等感觉而皮肤发麻的感觉,常用于描述令人不适的场景引发的生理反应。
“The horror movie made my skin crawl.”
(这部恐怖片让我毛骨悚然。)
“The thought of eating insects makes me crawl.”
(想到吃昆虫就让我浑身发麻。)
noun
❶ 指缓慢的移动或进展,常用于描述交通、工作等进展缓慢的状态。
“The traffic slowed to a crawl during rush hour.”
(高峰时段,车流慢得像蜗牛爬。)
“The project has been moving at a crawl.”
(这个项目进展极其缓慢。)
❶ 指一种游泳姿势,即自由泳,特点是双臂交替划水,双腿上下打水。
“She won the race with her powerful crawl.”
(她以有力的自由泳赢得了比赛。)
“He's practicing the crawl stroke at the pool.”
(他正在泳池练习自由泳。)
常见短语
pub crawl — 指连续光顾多家酒吧喝酒的活动,通常是一群人依次去不同的酒吧消费。
“We went on a pub crawl last weekend and visited five bars.”
(上周末我们参加了酒吧串游,光顾了五家酒吧。)
make someone's skin crawl — 使人感到极度不适或恐惧,通常是因为某些令人毛骨悚然的事物或行为。
“The way he stares at people makes my skin crawl.”
(他盯着人看的方式让我毛骨悚然。)