climb

1. V-T/V-I If you climb something such as a tree, mountain, or ladder, or climb up it, you move toward the top of it. If you climb down it, you move toward the bottom of it. 爬

Climbing the first hill took half an hour. 爬第一座山花了半個小時。

I told her about him climbing up the drainpipe. 我把他爬排水琯的事告訴了她。

2. N-COUNT Climb is also a noun. 爬

...an hour's leisurely climb through olive groves and vineyards. …橄欖叢和葡萄園中的一個小時的悠閑攀爬。

3. V-I If you climb somewhere, you move there carefully, for example because you are moving into a small space or trying to avoid falling. 小心翼翼地爬

The girls hurried outside, climbed into the car, and drove off. 女孩子們趕緊跑了出去，爬進車裡，開走了。

He must have climbed out of his bed. 他肯定已經爬下了牀。

4. V-I When something such as an aeroplane climbs, it moves upward to a higher position. When the sun climbs, it moves higher in the sky. (飛機、太陽) 爬陞

The plane took off for L.A., lost an engine as it climbed, and crashed just off the runway. 那架飛機起飛前往洛杉磯，在陞空時掉了一個引擎，就在跑道邊上墜機了。

5. V-I When something climbs, it increases in value or amount. (價值、數量) 上漲

The nation's unemployment rate has been climbing steadily since last June. 去年6月以來這個國家的失業率在穩步持續上陞。

Prices have climbed by 21% since the beginning of the year. 今年年初以來價格已經上漲了21%。

6. →see also climbing

7. a mountain to climb→see mountain