creep, climb, crawl

名詞 crawl:

1. a very slow movement
2. a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
   同義詞：front crawl, Australian crawl
3. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
   同義詞：crawling, creep, creeping

動詞 crawl:

1. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
   同義詞：creep
2. feel as if crawling with insects
3. be crawling with
4. show submission or fear
   同義詞：fawn, creep, cringe, cower, grovel
5. swim by doing the crawl

1. He can swim breaststroke, backstroke and crawl.
   他會游蛙泳、仰泳和自由泳。
2. The baby often crawls on all fours.
   嬰兒經(jīng)常匍匐而行。
3. The heavy traffic crawled through the narrow tunnel.
   擁擠的車輛慢吞吞地穿過狹窄的隧道。

crawl

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
crawled,crawl.ing,crawls
To move slowly on the hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground; creep.
爬行：用手或膝蓋拖曳身體在地上緩慢移動；爬行
To advance slowly, feebly, laboriously, or with frequent stops:
緩慢行進：緩慢、無力、費勁或經(jīng)常停歇地前進：
例句：
We crawled along until we reached the open road.
我們緩慢爬行，直到一條開闊大道

To proceed or act servilely.
卑躬屈膝，獻媚奉承：卑躬地行進或低三下四地做
To be or feel as if swarming or covered with moving things:
（覺得似乎）充滿或覆滿爬行物：
例句：
The accident scene was crawling with police officers. My flesh crawled in horror.See Synonyms at teem
出事現(xiàn)場到處都是警察。我毛骨悚然參見 teem

To swim the crawl.
自由式游泳
n.（名詞）
The action of moving slowly on the hands or knees or dragging the body along the ground.
爬行：用于或膝蓋拖曳身體在地上緩慢移動的行為
An extremely slow pace:
極緩慢的前行：
例句：
Traffic was moving at a crawl.
車輛在緩慢地蠕動著

Sports A rapid swimming stroke consisting of alternating overarm strokes and a flutter kick.
【體育運動】 自由式游泳：以雙臂呈圓形交替的動作與急速的雙腿蹬踢形成的快速游泳法
A set of letters or figures that move across, up, or down a movie or television screen, usually giving information, such as film credits or weather alerts.
爬行字幕：在電影或電視屏幕上橫向或縱向爬行出現(xiàn)的一組字母或數(shù)字，通常用來提供攝制人員名單或天氣預報之類的信息

來源：
Middle English craulen
中古英語 craulen
from Old Norse krafla * see gerbh-
源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 krafla *參見 gerbh-

【引伸】
crawl.ingly
adv.（副詞）

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crawl
crawl 2

n.（名詞）
A pen in shallow water, as for confining fish or turtles.
養(yǎng)魚池，養(yǎng)龜池：用來養(yǎng)魚或烏龜?shù)鹊臏\水圍場

來源：
Afrikaans kraal [enclosure for animals] * see kraal
南非荷蘭語 kraal [圈養(yǎng)動物的圍場] *參見 kraal