| 单词 | ladder |
| 释义 | ladder —ladderless, adj. —ladderlike, laddery, adj. /lad"euhr/, n. 1. a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down. 2. something resembling this. 3. a means of rising, as to eminence: the ladder of success. 4. a graded series of stages or levels in status; a hierarchical order of position or rank: high on the political ladder. 5. Naut. companionway (def. 1). 6. Chiefly Brit. a run in a stocking. v.t. 7. to climb or mount by means of a ladder: to ladder a wall. 8. to furnish with a ladder: to ladder a water tower. 9. Chiefly Brit. to cause a run in (a stocking). v.i. 10. Chiefly Brit. to get a run, as in a stocking. 11. to gain in popularity or importance: He laddered to the top of his profession. [bef. 1000; ME laddre, OE hlaeder; c. G Leiter, D leer (also ladder < Fris); akin to Goth hleithra tent; orig., something that slopes. See LEAN1] |
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