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

• He was too out of condition to clamber over the top.
  他体质太差，爬不到山顶。
• 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。
• 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。
• Reaching the crest was a real clamber.
  到达顶端才是真正的攀登。
• 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。
• The Ass will put on a crown and then clamber above all that is most lofty and terrify the people with its hideous braying.
  驴子会戴上冠冕，然后登上最高的位置，用骇人听闻的驴叫声恐吓人们。
• 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。
• A clamber over the hill into the adjoining vale brought him to the fence of a highway whose contours he recognized, which settled the question of their whereabouts.
  他翻过一座小山，走进附近的低谷，来到一条大路的树篱旁边，他大致认出了这条大路，终于把他们在什么地方的问题解决了。
• 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。
• 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。