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crawled

UK //krɔːld//US //krɑːld//

词源

源自古英语'crawlian',意为'缓慢移动',可能与中古荷兰语'krauwen'(抓挠)有关。

verb

❶ 指人或动物用手和膝盖在地上缓慢移动,通常用于描述婴儿学步或受伤者的行动方式。

“The baby crawled across the floor to reach her toy.”

(婴儿在地板上爬行去拿她的玩具。)

“After the accident, he crawled to the phone to call for help.”

(事故发生后,他爬向电话求救。)

❶ 形容车辆或机器以极慢的速度移动,常用来描述交通拥堵或机械故障时的状况。

“The traffic crawled along the highway during rush hour.”

(高峰时段,车辆在高速公路上缓慢前行。)

“The old truck crawled up the steep hill.”

(那辆旧卡车缓慢地爬上了陡峭的山坡。)

同义词:crept, inched, slithered, dragged, shuffled

常见短语

crawled with — 形容某处充满或遍布着大量移动的小生物,通常带有负面含义。

“The kitchen was crawling with ants after the picnic.”

(野餐后厨房里爬满了蚂蚁。)