单词 | ladder |
释义 | lad·der ![]() n. 1. a. An often portable structure consisting of two long sides crossed by parallel rungs, used to climb up and down. b. Something that resembles this device, especially a run in a stocking. 2. a. A means of moving higher or lower, as in a hierarchy: used his accomplishments as a ladder to success. b. A series of ranked stages or levels: high on the executive ladder. 3. A fish ladder. 4. Sports a. An athletic workout in which one does progressively longer intervals followed by progressively shorter intervals. b. One of the intervals in such a workout. intr.v. lad·dered, lad·der·ing, lad·ders To run, as a stocking does. [Middle English, from Old English hlǣder; see klei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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