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

• 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？
• I was completely out of breath after my clamber up the hillside.
  我攀登上山坡以后完全是上气不接下气了。
• 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。
• He was too out of condition to clamber over the top.
  他体质太差，爬不到山顶。
• We had a good time of that clamber.
  那次攀登让我们很愉快。
• This survey will explore the diverging paths of rich and poor, and the prospects for the city if the developing world can one day clamber out of poverty.
  此次调查将探究富裕和贫穷两条分岔路，并对发展中国家日后摆脱贫困之后的城市前景做出展望。
• 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。
• Yet always when I look at death in the face, when I clamber to the heights of sleep, or when I grow excited with wine suddenly I meet your face.
  但每每，在我面前对死神的时候，在我睡到最酣的时候，在我纵酒狂欢的时候，总会突然遇到你的脸。
• 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。
• 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。