crawl
[krɔ:l]
v.爬行, 卑躬屈膝, 自由式游泳
n.爬行, 匍匐而行, [体]自由式游泳
例句与用法：
He can swim breaststroke, backstroke and crawl.
他会游蛙泳、仰泳和自由泳。
The baby often crawls on all fours.
婴儿经常爬行。
The heavy traffic crawled through the narrow tunnel.
拥挤的车辆慢吞吞地穿过狭窄的隧道。
词形变化：
副词: crawlingly | 动词过去式: crawled | 动词过去分词: crawled | 动词现在分词: crawling | 动词第三人称单数: crawls |
详细释义：
vi.
1. 爬, 爬行, 蠕动
He watched the baby crawl across the room.
他看着婴儿从房间这边爬到那边。
2. 缓慢地移动, 徐徐行进
It was rush hour and we crawled along at 15 miles an hour.
遇上了高峰时间, 我们的车子以每小时十五英里的速度缓慢行驶。
3. (常用进行时)(为虫, 蚁等)爬满, 充斥着[(+with)]
The lawn was crawling with ants.
草坪上爬满了蚂蚁。
4. (由于恐惧, 厌恶等)起鸡皮疙瘩, 汗毛直竖
My skin crawled when I heard a sudden shriek in the dead of night.
夜晚万籁俱寂时突然听到一声尖叫, 吓得我汗毛直竖。
5. 谄媚奉承, 巴结[(+to)]
He never crawls to his superiors.
他对上司从不卑躬屈膝。
6. 用爬式(或自由式)游泳
7. (植物)蔓延, 蔓生
The rosebush crawls along the fence.
蔷薇沿篱笆蔓生。
vt.
1. 在……上爬行; 在……上蔓生
2. 【俚】斥责, 训斥
The boss crawled him for loafing on the job.
老板因他磨洋工而训斥他。
n.
1. 爬行; 缓慢的行进[S]
Traffic was slowed to a crawl.
来往车辆只得减低速度十分缓慢地行驶。
2. 爬泳, 自由式游泳[the S]
n.
(海边浅滩)养鱼池[C]