1. | [i] (+ adv./prep.) 爬;爬行;匍匐行进to move forward on your hands and knees, with your body close to the ground |
Our baby is just starting to crawl. 我们的宝宝刚开始会爬。 | |
A man was crawling away from the burning wreckage. 一个男人正从燃烧着的残骸往外爬。 |
2. | [i] (+ adv./prep.) (昆虫)爬行when an insectcrawls , it moves forward on its legs |
There's a spider crawling up your leg. 有只蜘蛛正顺着你的腿往上爬。 |
3. | [i] (+ adv./prep.) 缓慢行进to move forward very slowly |
The traffic was crawling along. 来往车辆缓缓而行。 | |
The weeks crawled by. 几个星期慢慢地过去了。 |
4. | [i] (informal) ~ (to sb) 卑躬屈膝;谄媚;巴结;拍马屁to be too friendly or helpful to sb in authority, in a way that is not sincere, especially in order to get an advantage from them |
She's always crawling to the boss. 她对老板总是谄媚奉承。 |