clamber

英 [ˈklæmbə(r)]

美 [ˈklæmbər]

v.  (吃力地)攀登，攀爬

过去式：clambered　现在分词：clambering　过去分词：clambered　第三人称单数：clambers　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10105 / COCA.12625

牛津词典

verb

• （吃力地）攀登，攀爬
  to climb or move with difficulty or a lot of effort, using your hands and feet
  1. The children clambered up the steep bank.
     孩子们攀登上了陡峭的河岸。

柯林斯词典

• VERB (通常指手脚并用地)攀爬，攀登
  If youclambersomewhere, you climb there with difficulty, usually using your hands as well as your feet.
  1. They clambered up the stone walls of a steeply terraced olive grove...
     他们手脚并用，爬上了一片成陡直梯田状的橄榄林外面的石头围墙。
  2. Clambering over sackfuls of lemons, Boris tried to find a way out.
     鲍里斯手忙脚乱地爬过一个个装满柠檬的口袋，想找条出路。

英英释义

noun

• an awkward climb
  1. reaching the crest was a real clamber

verb

• climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
  Synonym:scrambleshinshinnyskinstrugglesputter

双语例句

• Sailor as he was, it was easy enough for him to clamber up the gnarled trunk.
  他虽说是个水手，攀上这扭曲的树干，倒还容易。
• To clamber up the pecking order, some people slave away nights and weekends at the office.
  为了攀爬上更高的等级，一些人晚上和周末也在办公室苦干。
• The cliff is very steep. You'll have to clamber with both hands and feet to get to its top. The climber mounted to the steep cliff by cutting steps in the rock with his axe.
  山崖陡峭，要手足并用，才爬得上去。登山者用斧头在岩石上砍出脚窝，登上了陡峭的崖顶。
• We had a good time of that clamber.
  那次攀登让我们很愉快。
• These traits require a degree of modesty scarce among those ambitious enough to clamber to the top.
  这些品质需要一定程度的谦逊，而这在那些野心勃勃、一心往上爬的人中很是少见。
• In a rubble-filled environment, the robot will convert itself into a four-legged creature which can clamber and crawl.
  在废墟填充的环境中，机器人将转换成一个四条腿的动物，可以爬上和检索。
• Will you clamber up, and pluck it to show to papa?
  你要不要爬上去，把它摘下来给爸爸看？
• He was too out of condition to clamber over the top.
  他体质太差，爬不到山顶。
• On a bitterly cold night, he had to clamber to the top of a dozen rail tankers to check oil levels with a dipstick.
  在一个寒冷刺骨的冬夜，他必须爬到铁路油罐车的顶上用量油尺检查油面位置。
• People clamber to work for star companies like Facebook, which has posted programming puzzles that have attracted significant participation and has led to some employee hires.
  Facebook这样明星公司自然是求职者竞相追逐的对象，它发布的编程难题吸引了众多参与者，其中一些人最终成为该公司员工。