| 释义 |
ladder/ˈlædə/ n. & v.●n. 1 a set of horizontal bars of wood or metal fixed between two uprights and used for climbing up or down 梯子 2 Brit. a vertical strip of unravelled fabric in a stocking etc. resembling a ladder [英] (长筒袜等织物的)纵向梯状抽丝部分 3a a hierarchical structure (统治集团的)等级制度 b such a structure as a means of advancement, promotion, etc. (发迹、提拔等的)途径 ●v. Brit. [英] 1 intr. (of a stocking etc.) develop a ladder (长筒袜等形成梯状)抽丝 2 tr. cause a ladder in (a stocking etc.) 使(长筒袜等)形成梯状抽丝 [Old English hlœˉd(d)er, ultimately from Germanic: related to LEAN1] |