英语词汇“climbing boy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

climb /klīm/

intransitive verb

transitive verb

pat

pap

climbed

To ascend or mount by clutching with the hands and feet

To ascend with difficulty

To mount

(of plants) to ascend by clinging to other objects, by means of hooks, tendrils, twining stems, or otherwise

Extended to similar downward movement (to climb down)

noun

An act of climbing

An ascent

ORIGIN: OE climban; cf Ger klimmen; clamber, cleave²

climbˈable adjective

climbˈer noun

Someone or something that climbs

A person who is intent upon his or her own social advancement

An old-fashioned name for a bird whose feet are mainly adapted for climbing

A climbing plant (botany)

climbˈing noun and adjective

climbing boy noun

Formerly, a small boy employed by a chimney-sweep to climb chimneys

climbˈing-frame noun

A wooden or metal structure on or through which children can climb

climbing iron noun

A metal frame with a horizontal spike, worn strapped to the feet as an aid in climbing trees, telegraph poles, etc

climbing perch noun

A small edible freshwater fish native to Asia and Africa with a respiratory organ above the gills enabling it to breathe air and move over land

climbing wall noun

A wall, specially constructed with hand and foot holds for practising mountaineering and rock-climbing techniques

climb down

To become more humble
To abandon a firmly stated opinion or resolve, or an excessive or overweening demand, position or attitude (climbˈ-down noun)

climb the walls (informal)

To be in a state of high anxiety