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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5004 COCA: 3836

crawl

1 crawl /ˈkrɑːl̟/ verb
crawls; crawled; crawling
1 crawl
/ˈkrɑːl̟/
verb
crawls; crawled; crawling
Learner's definition of CRAWL
[no object]
: to move on your hands and knees爬行
: to move with the body close to or on the ground匍匐前进
[no object] : to move slowly缓慢移动
[+ object] : to move slowly on, across, or through (something)缓慢行进;缓慢走过
[no object] : to be full of many people, insects, animals, etc.挤满;爬满;充满usually used in the phrase be crawling with通常用于短语be crawling with
[no object] British, informal + disapproving : to be extremely nice to someone in order to get approval or some advantage for yourself谄媚奉承;拍马屁;卑躬屈膝

come/go crawling to

informal
◊ If you come/go crawling (back) to someone, you go to someone for help or approval in a way that shows you are weak or sorry for what you have done.卑躬屈膝地求助;摇尾乞怜

crawl out of the woodwork

see woodwork

make your skin/flesh crawl

◊ If something makes your skin/flesh crawl, it causes you to have an uncomfortable feeling of fear or disgust.(因恐惧、厌恶等)全身起鸡皮疙瘩

— crawler

/ˈkrɑːlɚ/ noun, plural crawlers [count]
see also night crawler
2 crawl /ˈkrɑːl/ noun
2 crawl
/ˈkrɑːl/
noun
Learner's definition of CRAWL
[singular]
: a very slow speed缓慢的速度
: a way of swimming in which the swimmer lies facing down in the water and moves first one arm over the head and then the other while kicking the legs爬泳;自由泳
see also pub crawl
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5004 COCA: 3836

crawl

1 of 2

verb

crawled; crawling; crawls

intransitive verb

1
a
: to move on one's hands and knees
The baby crawled toward her mother.
b
: to move slowly in a prone position without or as if without the use of limbs
The snake crawled into its hole.
The soldiers crawled forward on their bellies.
2
: to move or progress slowly or laboriously
traffic crawling along at 10 miles an hour
3
: to advance by guile or servility
crawling into favor by toadying to his boss
4
: to spread by extending stems or tendrils
a crawling vine
5
a
: to be alive or swarming with or as if with creeping things
a kitchen crawling with ants
b
: to have the sensation of insects creeping over one
the story made her flesh crawl
6
: to fail to stay evenly spread
used of paint, varnish, or glaze

transitive verb

1
: to move upon in or as if in a creeping manner
all the creatures that crawl the earth
2
: to reprove harshly
they got no good right to crawl me for what I wrote Marjorie K. Rawlings

crawl

2 of 2

noun

1
a
: the act or action of crawling
b
: slow or laborious progress
c
chiefly British : a going from one pub to another
2
: a fast swimming stroke executed in a prone position with alternating overarm strokes and a flutter kick
3
: lettering that moves vertically or horizontally across a television or motion-picture screen to give information (such as performer credits or news bulletins)

Example Sentences

Verb Does the baby crawl yet? We got down on our knees and crawled through a small opening. The baby crawled across the floor toward her mother. The soldiers crawled forward on their bellies. The snake crawled into its hole. They're doing construction on the road, so traffic is crawling. I worked late into the night, and it was 2 a.m. before I finally crawled into bed. The bus crawled along the rough and narrow road. The days slowly crawled by. Work on the project has crawled to a standstill. Noun Near the construction site, traffic had slowed to a crawl. The bus was moving along at a crawl. Her strongest stroke is the crawl. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
He’s one of the few reasons, if any, to think the Red Sox can crawl back into the playoff chase. Jason Mastrodonato, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2022 Allan attempted to crawl into the vehicle to keep Brown calm until paramedics arrived, but Brown shot him 11 times. Washington Post, 7 May 2022 Allan attempted to crawl into the vehicle to keep Brown calm until paramedics arrived. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2022 Working closely with the faithful Louis Howe, Father’s political aide, Mother strengthened his resolve not to give in to the temptation to crawl into a hole at Hyde Park and let the world pass him by. James Roosevelt, Good Housekeeping, 5 May 2022 My brain tells me to do my nighttime skincare routine, but my body tells me to crawl into bed. Garrett Munce, Town & Country, 1 May 2022 Down 2-0, Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors will try and crawl back into their series against Joel Embiid, James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers tonight in the third game of their first round 2022 NBA playoffs series. oregonlive, 20 Apr. 2022 Spring has arrived at last, but Tesla bears might want to crawl back into their caves to hibernate some more. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2022 Guards forced some captives to crawl back to their cells. James Marson, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022
Noun
Then came the grinding crawl to the majors, interrupted in January 2021 with a trade to the Pirates. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2022 The National Fried Chicken Day crawl was started in 2021 by Regarding Her, an all-female restaurant organization. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 The bar crawl starts at Avenue Bar, where participants can pick up their vouchers and get the party started, and visits multiples downtown venues. Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News, 23 June 2022 This scene falls right after the flashy credits that come before the long crawl. Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 May 2022 Judith dropped me off, then booked it to the starting line of the beer crawl. Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022 Eight years later, their union has created Union Kitchen & Bar, a new Peruvian and Italian neighborhood eatery that debuted mid-August at 2309 N. Dixie Highway, one block south of the nightlife crawl on Wilton Drive. Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Aug. 2021 Admission into the car crawl is free, except for the Saturday night fundraiser. Nour Rahal And Janelle James, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2021 Amid the growing housing crisis, taxpayers have grown frustrated with the snail-like crawl of affordable housing development. oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Old Norse krafla

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of crawl was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5004 COCA: 3836
crawl

noun¹

1very slow speed極緩慢的速度ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | VERB + CRAWL ADJECTIVEslow緩慢的爬行PREPOSITIONat a crawl以緩慢的速度The traffic was moving at a slow crawl.車流在緩慢移動。VERB + CRAWLbe down to減速緩慢移動Westbound traffic was down to a crawl.西行的車輛慢得像在爬行。slow down to, slow to減緩速度到像是爬行
crawl

noun²

2swimming stroke泳姿 note at stroke
crawl

verb

ADVERB | VERB + CRAWL | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBquickly, slowly迅速/緩慢爬行about, along, around, away, back, forward, round, through向四周爬;向前爬;到處爬;爬走;爬回來;爬過We spent an hour crawling around on our hands and knees looking for the key.我們趴在地上找了一個小時的鑰匙。VERB + CRAWLmanage to設法爬行As night fell, we managed to crawl back to our lines.夜幕降臨時,我們設法爬回了我們的防線。start to開始爬行Has the baby started to crawl yet?寶寶開始會爬了嗎?PREPOSITIONacross, along, into, off, out of, over, under, up爬行穿過⋯;沿着⋯爬行;爬進⋯;爬離⋯;爬出⋯;爬過⋯;在⋯下面爬行;沿⋯爬上There's an insect crawling up your leg!有隻蟲子在沿着你的腿往上爬!PHRASEScrawl on (your) hands and knees匍匐爬

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