VERB 爬;爬行;匍匐前进 When you crawl, you move forward on your hands and knees.
Don't worry if your baby seems a little reluctant to crawl or walk... 如果你的宝宝不爱爬也不爱走,不要担心。
I began to crawl on my hands and knees towards the door... 我开始手脚并用朝门口爬去。
As he tried to crawl away, he was hit in the shoulder. 他试图爬走时肩膀中枪了。
VERB (昆虫)爬行 When an insect crawls somewhere, it moves there quite slowly.
I watched the moth crawl up the outside of the lampshade. 我看着飞蛾爬到灯罩外面。
VERB 缓慢行进;艰难前进 If someone or something crawls somewhere, they move or progress slowly or with great difficulty.
I crawled out of bed at nine-thirty... 我9点半才勉强从床上爬起来。
They had not foreseen the higher inflation in France when most of Western Europe was crawling out of recession... 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。
Hairpin turns force the car to crawl at 10 miles an hour in some places. 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。
Crawl is also a noun.
The traffic on the approach road slowed to a crawl. 引路上车辆行驶缓慢。
VERB 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.
This place is crawling with police. 这个地方全是警察。
...rock-hard earth littered with rubbish and crawling with vermin. 丢满垃圾、爬满虫子的坚硬土地
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.
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.
I hated this man, his very touch made my skin crawl. 我讨厌这个男人,他碰我一下我都觉得恶心。