go up by using the hands or feet; ascend
going up by using the hands or feet
rise; increase
"the car couldn't make it up the rise"
"it was a difficult climb to the top"
"Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
"Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
"The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"
"This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"
"prices climbed steeply"
"the value of our house rose sharply last year"
John climbed to the topmost branches of the old ash tree.
出自: A. Ransome
I climbed up the goat-paths.
出自: J. Fowles
我沿树枝爬时,它弯了下来。
They climbed along the tortuous mountain trail.
他们沿着崎岖的山路攀登。
常春藤爬上屋顶。
The boy has climbed to the head of his class.
这个男孩已经升到全班第一。
He climbed to the heights of power in ten years.10
年间,他爬到了权力的顶峰。
From this humble beginning he climbed to a position at the very top.
他从卑微的出身爬上了极高的地位。
It was with the support of the reactionaries at home and abroad that this young minister climbed to the Golden Throne.
由于国内外反动派的支持,这位年轻的大臣才登上了宝座。
我希望我们在中午之前爬上山顶。
Cats often find it easier to climb up a tree than to climb down.
猫儿爬树往往是爬上去比爬下来容易些。
The boy climbed up the tree like a monkey.
这男孩像猴子般地爬上树去。
The fireman gripped the railing to climb up.
消防队员抓紧栏杆爬上去。
误 He climbed quickly on a tree.
正 He climbed quickly into a tree.
析 这里不用介词on,而用介词into,是因为进入了茂密的枝叶之中。同时, on a tree通常是指固定的东西,如果实和树叶。
误 We climbed the peak by cable car.
正 We went up the peak by cable car.
析 climb表示“爬,登”,一般指用步行方式或手脚并用; 用其他方式或工具(如“车载”)时,用go up。
误 We forgot our key so we had to climb off the gate.
正 We forgot our key so we had to climb over the gate.
析 表示“翻越”“爬过”时, climb需接 over ,不能用off。
误 We are going to climb tomorrow.
正 We are going climbing tomorrow.
析 表示体育或娱乐活动,应说go+ v -ing,而不用go+to- v 。
误 You climb the tree to see the fight.
正 You climb tree to see the fight.
误 He that would eat the fruit must climb tree.
正 He that would eat the fruit must climb the tree.
析 在说“爬树”时,如果不指明爬什么树或爬哪棵树,则不用冠词,只说climb tree; 但如果特指,则要加冠词。