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crawling

UK //ˈkrɔː.lɪŋ//US //ˈkrɑː.lɪŋ//

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。

noun

❶ 指人或动物用手和膝盖在地上缓慢移动的动作,通常用于描述婴儿学步或某些动物的移动方式。

“The baby started crawling across the floor.”

(婴儿开始在地板上爬行。)

“We watched the ants crawling in a straight line.”

(我们看着蚂蚁排成一条直线爬行。)

❶ 在计算机领域指网络爬虫自动浏览和收集网页信息的过程,是搜索引擎的基础技术之一。

“The search engine uses crawling to index new web pages.”

(搜索引擎使用爬虫技术来索引新网页。)

“Web crawling helps gather data for analysis.”

(网络爬虫帮助收集数据进行分析。)

同义词:creeping, scuttling, slithering

adjective

❶ 形容某物表面爬满小生物的状态,通常带有令人不适的联想。

“The rotting fruit was crawling with maggots.”

(腐烂的水果上爬满了蛆虫。)

“His skin was crawling after seeing the spiders.”

(看到蜘蛛后,他觉得皮肤发麻。)

同义词:teeming, swarming, infested

常见短语

make one's skin crawl — 形容某种情况或景象让人感到极度不适或毛骨悚然的感觉。

“The horror movie made my skin crawl.”

(这部恐怖片让我毛骨悚然。)

crawl with — 某处充满或挤满(通常指大量令人不快的生物或事物),表示数量极多。

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

(野餐后厨房里爬满了蚂蚁。)