climb
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they climb | |
he / she / it climbs | |
past simple climbed | |
past participle climbed | |
-ing form climbing |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to go up something towards the top 攀登;爬 - climb (up) something
to climb a mountain/tree 爬山/爬树 She climbed up the stairs. 她爬上了楼梯。 to climb a ladder/wall 爬梯子/墙 They climbed the steps to the front door. 他们爬上台阶来到前门。 The car slowly climbed the hill. 汽车缓慢地爬上了山坡。 The boarding party began to climb up the side of the ship. 登船的人开始爬上船舷。 - climb (up)
As they climbed higher, the air became cooler. 他们攀登得越高,空气就越凉。 You can climb to the top of the tower and take in the view. 你可以爬到塔顶欣赏风景。 He climbed up and inspected the damage to the roof. 他爬上去检查屋顶的损坏情况。
Extra ExamplesDon't climb too high. 不要爬得太高。 He climbed slowly up the ladder. 他顺着梯子慢慢向上爬。 We climbed right to the top of the mountain. 我们一直爬到山顶。 I loved climbing trees when I was a kid. 我小时候喜欢爬树。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- high
- slowly
- nimbly
- …
- up
- onto
- into
- …
- climb to the top
- go climbing
- climb (up) something
- go climbing
to go up mountains or climb rocks as a hobby or sport Topics Sports: other sportsa2, Hobbiesa2登山,攀岩(作为业余爱好或运动) Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- high
- slowly
- nimbly
- …
- up
- onto
- into
- …
- climb to the top
- go climbing
- [intransitive] climb + adv./prep.
to move somewhere, especially with difficulty or effort, using hands as well as feet (尤指吃力地向某处)爬 I climbed through the window. 我从窗口爬过去。 She opened the passenger door and climbed in. 她打开乘客门,爬了进去。 The boys climbed over the wall. 那些男孩翻过了那堵墙。 Sue climbed into bed. 休吃力地爬上床。 Can you climb down? 你能爬下去吗? He finished digging the grave and climbed out. 他挖完坟墓,爬了出来。
Extra ExamplesTwo boys climbed onto the roof. 两个男孩爬上了屋顶。 He climbed into the truck and drove off. 他爬进货车,开车走了。 I climbed over the fence into the meadow. 我翻过栅栏进入牧场。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- high
- slowly
- nimbly
- …
- up
- onto
- into
- …
- climb to the top
- go climbing
- [intransitive]
(of temperature, a country’s money, etc. )温度、国家的货币等 to increase in value or amount 上升;增值;升值 The paper's circulation continues to climb. 这份报纸的发行量持续增长。 - climb + adv./prep.
Interest rates climbed to 8 per cent. 利率攀升至8%。 The temperature had climbed above 30 degrees. 气温上升到30多度。 Prices have climbed sharply in recent months. 最近几个月价格急剧上涨。 The dollar has been climbing all week. 整个星期美元一直在升值。 Membership is climbing steadily. 会员数目稳步攀升。
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectb2, Moneyb2The vaccination rate began to climb slowly. 疫苗接种率开始缓慢上升。 Unemployment has climbed from two million to three million. 失业人数已经从 200 万上升到了 300 万。 Unemployment is still climbing. 失业人数仍在攀升。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- quickly
- rapidly
- sharply
- …
- above
- from
- to
- …
- [intransitive, transitive]
to move to a higher position in a chart, table, society or organization (靠自己的努力)晋升,提高社会地位 - climb to something
The team has now climbed to fourth in the league. 这支队现已上升到联赛的第四名。 In a few years he had climbed to the top of his profession. 他在几年内攀上了职业的巅峰。 - climb something
The song also climbed the charts in North America. 这首歌也登上了北美的排行榜。 - (figurative)
to climb the corporate/career ladder 攀登公司/职业阶梯
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- high
- slowly
- nimbly
- …
- up
- onto
- into
- …
- climb to the top
- go climbing
- climb to something
- [intransitive]
to go higher in the sky 爬升;上升 The plane climbed to 33 000 feet. 飞机爬升到 33 000 英尺。 The sun climbed higher in the sky. 太阳升高了。 The plane took off and climbed to 20 000 feet. 飞机起飞后爬升到 2 万英尺。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gradually
- slowly
- steadily
- …
- begin to
- from
- to
- up
- …
- [intransitive]
to slope upwards 倾斜上升 Extra ExamplesThe path began to climb quite steeply. 小路开始变陡。 The path climbs steeply up the mountainside. 小路陡直爬上山腰。 The road gradually climbs up from the town. 路从小镇开始坡度逐渐上升。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gradually
- slowly
- steadily
- …
- begin to
- from
- to
- up
- …
- [intransitive]
to grow up a wall or frame (沿墙或架子)攀缘生长 a climbing rose 攀缘生长的玫瑰
go up上去
go through/down/over通过;下去;越过
increase增加
improve position/status提高身份/地位
aircraft/sun, etc.飞机、太阳等
slope up倾斜着上升
of plants植物
Word OriginOld English climban, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klimmen, also to cleave ‘to stick close to something’.
Idioms
climb/jump on the bandwagon
- (informal, disapproving)
to join others in doing something that is becoming fashionable because you hope to become popular or successful yourself 赶时髦;追随潮流 politicians eager to jump on the environmental bandwagon 急于随大溜加入环保行列的政客们
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