| 单词 | ladder |
| 释义 | ladder (lædəʳ ) Word forms: ladders 1. countable noun B1 A ladder is a piece of equipment used for climbing up something or down from something. It consists of two long pieces of wood, metal, or rope with steps fixed between them. 2. singular noun You can use the ladder to refer to something such as a society, organization, or system which has different levels that people can progress up or drop down. If they want to climb the ladder of success they should be given that opportunity. [+ of] She admired her mother's sister for moving up the social ladder. Synonyms: hierarchy, ranking, pecking order 3. countable noun A ladder is a hole or torn part in a pair of stockings or tights, where some of the vertical threads have broken, leaving only the horizontal threads. [mainly British] Her hair was a mess and there was a ladder in her tights. Collocations: ladder of success Scurried up the ladder of success about as quickly as anyone can. Christianity Today The new moon helps you up the ladder of success if you think and act constructively. The Sun As long as you're in the right place at the right time, you will propel yourself further up the ladder of success than you'd anticipated. The Sun Yet, on her way to climbing the ladder of success, she suddenly realized she had no idea where it was taking her. Christianity Today Despite a rough upbringing, he climbs the ladder of success. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When strong winds left trees around their enclosure weakened, the chimps broke off a branch to fashion a makeshift ladder. Times, Sunday Times A burglar will use them as a makeshift ladder for getting up to your first floor. The Sun She and a couple of other passengers rounded up a giant cable wheel and a can and made a makeshift ladder. Globe and Mail Water cannons dispersed protesters, many of whom were preparing to climb the fence using makeshift ladders. Times,Sunday Times A bunch of us would build makeshift ladders and climb the walls. Times, Sunday Times So all of the people in my office had to get out of my window and go down three storeys on a rather rickety ladder. Times, Sunday Times If you have a rickety ladder and vertigo, patching the roof guttering may be overly ambitious. The Sun A farmer doing his chores will walk up and down a rickety ladder a dozen times. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the past it was cut by teams of workers perched atop rickety ladders and using garden shears. Times, Sunday Times The path to the roof's highest point was an obstacle course in itself, involving clambering over piping and up rickety ladders. The Sun Would-be first-time buyers and those looking to scale the ladder continue to be denied competitively priced loans. Times, Sunday Times Today mortage lending constraints can make it difficult to scale the ladder. Times, Sunday Times Once, all we wanted was a rung on the property ladder: now we happily scale that ladder, then hoick it beyond the reach of everyone below. Times, Sunday Times Just scaling the ladder without supplemental oxygen induced colon cramps. Smithsonian Mag The higher one son scaled the ladder, the lower the other one plummeted. Times, Sunday Times Everyone else slogged it out as best they could to clamber up the social ladder. Times, Sunday Times Social housing should be a stop gap for anyone moving up the social ladder. Times, Sunday Times These are the basics you should keep in mind as you try to haul your way up the social ladder. Times, Sunday Times Both are satires on the aspirant attitudes of people who want to climb the social ladder. Times, Sunday Times Whether you move up or down the social ladder depends, in part, on what decade you were born in. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 梯子 Japanese: はしご |
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