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

• 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。
• 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。
• The cliff is very steep. You'll have to clamber with both hands and feet to get to its top. The climber mounted to the steep cliff by cutting steps in the rock with his axe.
  山崖陡峭，要手足并用，才爬得上去。登山者用斧头在岩石上砍出脚窝，登上了陡峭的崖顶。
• 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。
• In a rubble-filled environment, the robot will convert itself into a four-legged creature which can clamber and crawl.
  在废墟填充的环境中，机器人将转换成一个四条腿的动物，可以爬上和检索。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Clamber not you up to the casements then.
  那么就不要爬上窗户。