英语单词crawl, creep, climb和scramble都有“爬/爬行”的意思,但要区分并准确使用它们,有必要了解一下它们各自的用法和引申词义。希望以下详尽的解释和足够的举例,能有助于你的理解和使用。
creep [kriːp] vi. (crept, crept)& n.
a snail creeping over a forest path
The plant creeps.
crawl [krɔ:l] vi. & n.
a crawling soldier
the traffic crawling at less than 20mph
the way a baby crawls, creeps and walks
climb [klaɪm] vi./vt. & n.
climbing vertically
Natural gas price has been climbing from Jan.
soldiers scrambling over a wall