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crawl v.爬行；卑躬屈膝；自由式游泳n.爬行；匍匐而行；[体]自由式游泳 (1) 那个婴儿正在学习爬行。(2) 士兵们悄悄地向敌人匍匐前进。(3) 你不应卑躬屈膝地讨好你的上司。(4) 我讨厌那些阿谀奉承的人。(5) 欧洲小孩学习蛙泳；他们经常不知道怎样进行自由式游泳。(6) 蛇爬行起来真可怕。(7) 这不是走，也不是跑，而是爬。(8) 他会游蛙泳、仰泳和自由泳。(9) 我最擅长自由式，但也喜欢蛙式。 You might crawl around looking for a lost earring, or watch a spider crawl across your ceiling. The slow, creeping movement itself is a crawl, too: "Traffic was moving at a crawl." When your dog has fleas, he crawls with them, and if something gives you a creepy, prickling sensation, it makes your skin crawl. Crawl probably comes from the Old Norse krafla, "to claw one's way," which shares a root with crab.

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英 [krɔːl] 美 [krɔːl] (1) The baby is just learning to crawl.(2) Soldiers quietly crawl to advance to enemy.(3) You must not crawl into the favor of your superiors.(4) I hate people who creep and crawl to others.(5) European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl.(6) The crawl of snake is terrifying.(7) It was not a walk, not a run; it was a crawl.(8) He can swim breaststroke, backstroke and crawl.(9) I'm best at the crawl, but I enjoy the breast stroke, too. To crawl is to move slowly across the floor on your hands and knees. Before they learn to walk, most babies crawl. 1[VERB 动词]爬；爬行；匍匐前进 When you crawl, you move forward on your hands and knees.   [V]  [V prep/adv]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。2[VERB 动词](昆虫)爬行 When an insect crawls somewhere, it moves there quite slowly.   [V prep]I watched the moth crawl up the outside of the lampshade.我看着飞蛾爬到灯罩外面。3[VERB 动词]缓慢行进；艰难前进 If someone or something crawls somewhere, they move or progress slowly or with great difficulty.   [V prep/adv]  [V]  [a N]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。4[VERB 动词]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.   [V with n]  [only cont]  [emphasis]  [INFORMAL 非正式]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5[N-SING 单数名词]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.   [the N]6[PHRASE 短语]使震惊；使生厌 If something makes your skin crawl or makes your flesh crawl, it makes you feel shocked or disgusted.   [V inflects]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。7See also:kerb-crawling；pub crawl；

英语单词	crawl
英美音标	英 [krɔːl] 美 [krɔːl]
中文释义	v.爬行；卑躬屈膝；自由式游泳 n.爬行；匍匐而行；[体]自由式游泳
英语例句	(1) The baby is just learning to crawl. (2) Soldiers quietly crawl to advance to enemy. (3) You must not crawl into the favor of your superiors. (4) I hate people who creep and crawl to others. (5) European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl. (6) The crawl of snake is terrifying. (7) It was not a walk, not a run; it was a crawl. (8) He can swim breaststroke, backstroke and crawl. (9) I'm best at the crawl, but I enjoy the breast stroke, too.
中文例句	(1) 那个婴儿正在学习爬行。 (2) 士兵们悄悄地向敌人匍匐前进。 (3) 你不应卑躬屈膝地讨好你的上司。 (4) 我讨厌那些阿谀奉承的人。 (5) 欧洲小孩学习蛙泳；他们经常不知道怎样进行自由式游泳。 (6) 蛇爬行起来真可怕。 (7) 这不是走，也不是跑，而是爬。 (8) 他会游蛙泳、仰泳和自由泳。 (9) 我最擅长自由式，但也喜欢蛙式。
vocabulary简明	To crawl is to move slowly across the floor on your hands and knees. Before they learn to walk, most babies crawl.
vocabulary扩展	You might crawl around looking for a lost earring, or watch a spider crawl across your ceiling. The slow, creeping movement itself is a crawl, too: "Traffic was moving at a crawl." When your dog has fleas, he crawls with them, and if something gives you a creepy, prickling sensation, it makes your skin crawl. Crawl probably comes from the Old Norse krafla, "to claw one's way," which shares a root with crab.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]爬；爬行；匍匐前进 When you crawl, you move forward on your hands and knees. [V] [V prep/adv] 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。 2 [VERB 动词](昆虫)爬行 When an insect crawls somewhere, it moves there quite slowly. [V prep] I watched the moth crawl up the outside of the lampshade. 我看着飞蛾爬到灯罩外面。 3 [VERB 动词]缓慢行进；艰难前进 If someone or something crawls somewhere, they move or progress slowly or with great difficulty. [V prep/adv] [V] [a N] 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。 4 [VERB 动词]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. [V with n] [only cont] [emphasis] [INFORMAL 非正式] 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 5 [N-SING 单数名词]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. [the N] 6 [PHRASE 短语]使震惊；使生厌 If something makes your skin crawl or makes your flesh crawl, it makes you feel shocked or disgusted. [V inflects] 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。 7 See also:kerb-crawling ；pub crawl ；

Crawl I [V Makes Verb 动词 Move Hands