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crawls

UK //krɔːlz//US //krɔːlz//

词源

源自古英语 'crawlian',可能与低地德语 'krabbeln'(爬行)相关,最初拟声模仿缓慢移动的声音。

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后的移动方式。

“The baby crawls 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 could only crawl to the phone for help.”

(事故后,他只能爬向电话求助。)

❶ 形容事物以极其缓慢的速度移动或进展,常带有不情愿或艰难的含义。

“Traffic crawls during rush hour in the city.”

(城市高峰期的交通缓慢如爬行。)

“Time seems to crawl when you're waiting for test results.”

(等待测试结果时,时间仿佛停滞不前。)

同义词:creeps, inches, drags, slithers, shuffles

noun

❶ 指缓慢爬行的动作或状态,也用于描述特定类型的游泳姿势。

“The baby's crawl is getting faster every day.”

(婴儿的爬行速度每天都在加快。)

“He did the front crawl across the pool in record time.”

(他以创纪录的时间用自由泳游过泳池。)

同义词:creeping, swimming stroke, slow movement

常见短语

make someone's skin crawl — 使人感到极度不适或毛骨悚然,通常因为恐惧或厌恶。

“The way he stares makes my skin crawl.”

(他盯着看的方式让我毛骨悚然。)

crawl with — 形容某处充满或遍布某物(通常指昆虫或人群),带有负面含义。

“The old basement crawls with spiders.”

(旧地下室爬满了蜘蛛。)