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单词 crawl
释义 crawl

crawl /krɔːl/ aep /krɑːl/

noun [S or U] (SWIMMING)
C1 a style of swimming in which you move your arms over your head and kick with straight legsThesaurus+: ↑Swimming
noun [S] (MOVEMENT)
C1 a very slow speed: » Traffic moved forward at a crawl.Thesaurus+: ↑Slow and moving slowly
verb (FILL) ↑Verb Endings for crawl
be crawling with sth C2 INFORMAL F0 to be completely covered with or full of a particular type of thing: » The kitchen floor was crawling with ants.Thesaurus+: ↑Full
verb [I] (MOVE) ↑Verb Endings for crawl
txbcrawling.jpg B2 to move slowly or with difficulty, especially with your body stretched out along the ground or on hands and knees: » The child crawled across the floor.» The injured soldier crawled to safety.» Megan has just learned to crawl.» The lorry crawled noisily up the hill.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving on your hands and legs or on your stomachThesaurus+: ↑Slow and moving slowly
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Extra Examples:» With a wriggle, she managed to crawl through the gap.» The children crawled through an opening space in the fence.» The baby was crawling around on its hands and knees.
verb [I] INFORMAL DISAPPROVING (TRY TO PLEASE) ↑Verb Endings for crawl
F0 to try hard to please in order to get an advantage: » I don't like people who crawl.» UK He crawled to the group leader because he wanted a promotion.Thesaurus+: ↑Praising insincerely or too eagerly
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