crawls; crawled; crawling
crawls; crawled; crawling
Learner's definition of CRAWL
1 [no object]
a : to move on your hands and knees爬行 -
Does the baby crawl yet?宝宝会爬了吗?
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We got down on our knees and crawled through a small opening.我们跪下来,从一个小空隙中爬了过去。
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The baby crawled across the floor toward her mother.宝宝在地板上爬向妈妈。
b : to move with the body close to or on the ground匍匐前进 -
The soldiers crawled forward on their bellies.士兵们贴着地面匍匐前进。
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The snake crawled into its hole.蛇爬进了洞。
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There's a spider crawling [=moving forward on its legs] up the wall.墙上有一只蜘蛛在爬。
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a [no object] : to move slowly缓慢移动 -
They're doing construction on the road, so traffic is crawling.他们正在修路,因此车辆行驶缓慢。
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I worked late into the night, and it was 2 a.m. before I finally crawled into bed.我工作到深夜,最后爬上床睡觉时已是凌晨2点。
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The bus crawled along the rough and narrow road.公共汽车在颠簸不平的狭窄道路上缓慢前行。
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The days slowly crawled by.日子缓缓地流逝。
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Traffic has crawled to a stop/standstill. [=has come to a complete stop after moving very slowly]车流移动缓慢,最后完全停了下来。
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Work on the project has crawled to a standstill.项目进度缓慢,最后完全停滞了。
b [+ object] : to move slowly on, across, or through (something)缓慢行进;缓慢走过 3
[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 4
[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] 2 crawl /ˈkrɑːl/ noun
Learner's definition of CRAWL
[singular]
1
: a very slow speed缓慢的速度 -
Near the construction site, traffic had slowed to a crawl.来往的车辆在工地附近放缓速度慢慢前行。
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The bus was moving along at a crawl.公共汽车在缓慢前行。
2
: 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