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crawl

UK //krɔːl//US //krɔːl//

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。)

同义词:creep, inch, slither, shudder, recoil

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。)

同义词:creep, slow pace, freestyle, front crawl

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。)