crawl
verb
noun
krɔːl
verb
1
to
move
along
on
your
hands
and
knees
with
your
body
close
to
the
ground
爬，爬行
[+
along/across
etc
]
The
baby
crawled
across
the
floor.
宝宝爬过地板。
2
if
an
insect
crawls,
it
moves
using
its
legs
〔昆虫〕爬
[+
over/up
etc
]
There’s
a
bug
crawling
up
your
leg.
有只小虫子在你腿上往上爬。
3
crawl into/out of bed
to
get
into
or
out
of
bed
slowly
because
you
are
very
tired
劳累地爬上床/爬下床
We
crawled
into
bed
at
2
am.
我们凌晨两点爬上了床。
4
if
a
vehicle
crawls,
it
moves
forward
very
slowly
〔车辆〕缓慢行进
[+
by/along
etc
]
The
traffic
was
crawling
along.
车辆在慢慢爬行。
5
to
be
too
pleasant
or
helpful
to
someone
in
authority,
especially
because
you
want
them
to
help
you
–
used
in
order
to
show
disapproval
[英，非正式] 巴结，奉承〔含贬义〕
BrE informal
[+
to
]
She’s
always
crawling
to
the
boss.
她老是巴结老板。
6
be crawling with sth
to
be
completely
covered
with
insects,
people
etc
爬满〔虫子〕; 挤满〔人〕
The
floor
was
crawling
with
ants.
地板上爬满了蚂蚁。
The
whole
place
was
crawling
with
cops.
整个地方都挤满了警察。
7
crawl the Net/web
if
a
computer
program
crawls
the
Net,
it
quickly
searches
the
Internet
to
find
the
particular
information
you
need
〔在因特网上〕快速搜索;
robots
that
crawl
the
Net
searching
out
e-mail
addresses
for
junk
mailing
快速搜索因特网找出垃圾邮件地址的机器人
noun
8
a
very
slow
speed
缓慢移动，徐行
The
traffic
had
slowed
to
a
crawl.
车辆慢下来，缓缓行进。
9
the crawl
a
way
of
swimming
in
which
you
lie
on
your
stomach
and
move
one
arm,
and
then
the
other,
over
your
head
自由泳; 爬泳;