climb 1 W2 / klaɪm / 动词

1 move up/down [ intransitive always + 副词 / 介词 , transitive ] to move up, down, or across something using your feet and hands, especially when this is difficult to do :

Harry climbed the stairs.

Boys were climbing trees along the river bank.

climb up/down/along etc

The wall is too high to climb over.

They climbed up into the loft of the old barn.

2 temperature/prices etc [不及物动词] to increase in number, amount, or level 同义词 go up :

The temperature has climbed steadily since this morning.

Inflation climbed 2% last month.

climb to

The divorce rate had climbed to almost 30% of all marriages.

3 with difficulty [ intransitive always + 副词 / 介词 ] to move into, out of, or through something slowly and awkwardly :

The bus pulled in, and we climbed aboard.

climb through/over/into etc

John climbed through the window into the kitchen.

I turned the TV on and climbed into bed.

4 path/sun/plane [不及物动词] to move gradually to a higher position :

The roller coaster climbs 91 feet and reaches speeds of 45 miles an hour.

climb into/up etc

The path climbs high into the hills.

The plane climbed to 11,600 feet to try to get above the clouds.

5 sport [不及物和及物动词] to climb mountains or rocks as a sport :

Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest.

She loves to hike and climb. → climbing

6 plant [不及物动词] to grow up a wall or other structure

climbing rose/plant

7 in a list [不及物和及物动词] to move higher in a list of teams, records etc as you become more popular or successful 同义词 rise

climb to

The song climbed to number two in the US charts.

8 in your life/job [不及物和及物动词] to move to a better position in your social or professional life :

Steve climbed rapidly in the sales division.

men who climbed the career ladder in the 1980s

9 be climbing the walls spoken to become extremely anxious, annoyed, or impatient :

If I don’t get a drink soon, I’ll be climbing the walls.

THESAURUS

climb to move up, down, or across something using your hands and feet : Most kids love climbing trees. | Several fans climbed onto the roof of the arena to get a better view. | She climbed down the ladder.

ascend formal to climb up something : He began to ascend the narrow winding staircase. | the first man to ascend Mount Everest

go up to climb up something such as a slope or stairs : He went up the steps to the platform. | Sonia was quiet as they went up the hill.

scale formal to climb to the top of something such as a high wall or fence : Somehow the men had scaled the twenty-foot wall without setting off the alarm. | Protestors scaled the walls of the building and hung banners. | Rescuers had to scale a one-thousand-foot cliff before they could reach the injured climber.

clamber to climb somewhere with difficulty, using your hands to help you : At last we saw the two girls clambering down the slope to safety. | Everyone clambered onto the back of the truck.

scramble to climb somewhere quickly and with difficulty, using your hands to help you, especially when you are walking : They scrambled up the steep rocky bank.

climb down 短语动词 British English

to admit that you were wrong, especially after being certain that you were right → climb-down