crawl

crawl

英 [krɔːl]
　　美 [krɔl]

vi. 爬行；匍匐行進
　　vt. 爬行；緩慢地行進
　　n. 爬行；養魚池；匍匐而行

v.(動詞)crawl用作動詞的基本意思是“爬行”,指腹部或雙膝和手貼地爬行; 也可指“徐緩而行”,多用於指車輛緩慢前進,間或也可用於指時間。crawl與介詞to搭配,意為“巴結,奉承”,多用於指下級對上級; 與介詞with搭配,意為“爬滿…,滿是”。

中文詞源：

crawl 爬

詞源同creep.

例句：

1. The traffic on the approach road slowed to a crawl.
引路上車輛行駛緩慢。

2. As he tried to crawl away, he was hit in the shoulder.
他試圖爬走時肩膀中槍瞭。

3. I was heading on a secret mission that made my flesh crawl.
我正要執行一項讓我心驚肉跳的秘密任務。

4. I hated this man, his very touch made my skin crawl.
我討厭這個男人，他碰我一下我都覺得惡心。

5. The baby began to crawl, then managed her first tottering steps.
寶寶開始隻是爬，後來第一次站起來蹣跚著走瞭幾步。