1 VERB 爬;爬行;匍匐前进 When you crawl, you move forward on your hands and knees. 爬;爬行;匍匐前进
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Don't worry if your baby seems a little reluctant to crawl or walk. [VERB]
如果你的宝宝不爱爬也不爱走,不要担心。
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I began to crawl on my hands and knees towards the door. [VERB prep./adv.]
我开始手脚并用朝门口爬去。
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As he tried to crawl away, he was hit in the shoulder. [VERB prep./adv.]
他试图爬走时肩膀中枪了。
SYN creep, slither, go on all fours, move on hands and knees
2 VERB (昆虫)爬行 When an insect crawls somewhere, it moves there quite slowly. (昆虫)爬行
3 VERB 缓慢行进;艰难前进 If someone or something crawls somewhere, they move or progress slowly or with great difficulty. 缓慢行进;艰难前进
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I crawled out of bed at nine-thirty. [VERB prep./adv.]
我9点半才勉强从床上爬起来。
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They had not foreseen the higher inflation in France when most of Western Europe was crawling out of recession. [VERB prep./adv.]
当西欧的大多数国家正从经济衰退中缓慢复苏时,他们并没有预见到法国的通货膨胀率会升高。
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Hairpin turns force the car to crawl at 10 miles an hour in some places. [VERB]
在一些地段,U形弯路使得汽车只能以每小时10英里的速度缓慢行进。
4 VERB [only cont] 挤满,爬满(人或动物) If you say that a place is crawling with people or animals, you are emphasizing that it is full of them. 挤满,爬满(人或动物) [informal, emphasis]
5 N-SING 爬泳;自由泳 The crawl is a kind of swimming stroke which you do lying on your front, swinging one arm over your head, and then the other arm. 爬泳;自由泳
6 PHRASE 使震惊;使生厌 If something makes your skin crawl or makes your flesh crawl, it makes you feel shocked or disgusted. 使震惊;使生厌
7 See also: kerb-crawling pub crawl
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