vt. & vi.爬，攀登 go up by using the hands or feet; ascend

　～ a ladder　爬梯子
　～ a mast　爬桅杆
　～ a wall　爬墙
　～ hill　爬山
　～ mountain　登山
　～ steep　登上峭壁
　～ the rigging　发脾气
　～ the stairs　爬楼梯
　～ trail　攀登山间小道
　～ tree　爬上树
　～ aboard　上车
　～ conveniently　方便地攀登
　～ socially　身价提高
　～ wearily　疲劳地攀爬
　～ down　爬下来，退下来，断念头，让步，屈服
　～ across the roof　爬过屋顶
　～ at the rate of...　以…的速度爬
　～ down a ladder　（爬）下梯子
　～ down a wall　爬下墙
　～ from poverty to wealth　由穷变富
　～ in a zigzag fashion　做之字形攀登
　～ into leadership　爬上领导的地位
　～ into one's overalls　匆忙地穿上工作服
　～ into society　进入社会
　～ into the car　爬进汽车
　～ into the chairmanship　升到主席的职位
　～ into the fame　爬到有声望的地位
　～ into the square　登上拳击台开始比赛
　～ into the upper bunk　爬到上铺去
　～ on a table　爬上桌子
　～ on frames　攀缘架子向上攀登
　～ on the band wagon　加入轰轰烈烈的运动，和群众共同行动
　～ onto sb's shoulders　爬上某人的肩膀
　～ out of a jeep　从吉普车里出来
　～ out of one's overalls　匆忙地脱下工作服
　～ out of the cockpit　爬出座舱
　～ over　翻过，爬越过
　～ over a fence　爬过篱笆
　～ over a wall　爬过墙
　～ through a window　从窗口爬进去
　～ to a height　（飞机）爬升到一定高度
　～ to a high rank　爬上高级职位
　～ to power　爬到掌权地位，掌权
　～ to success　发迹
　～ to the top of...　爬到…的顶上
　～ up　攀登上，冒险爬
　～ up a mountain　登山
　～ up the bank　爬上岸
　～ up a wall　爬上墙
　～ up the stairs　爬楼梯
　～ up the tree　爬上树

　Monkeys climb well.　猴子善于攀登。
　The slope is too steep for us to climb.　这斜坡太陡了，我们爬不上去。
　We climbed higher that we might see the scenes better.　我们又往高处爬，以便更好地观看景色。
　He likes to go climbing at weekends.　他喜欢在周末做登山运动。
　The plane climbed steeply.　飞机斜着往上升。
　The road climbed steeply.　道路陡峭地通向高处。
　The sun climbed steadily in the sky.　太阳在空中徐徐升起。
　The crescent moon had climbed high in the sky before she sent the others home.　一弯新月已经升到了天空，她才打发其他人回家。
　Prices climbed last summer.　去年夏季物价上涨了。
　The dollar has been climbing steadily all week.　整个星期美元一直在稳步增值。
　Could you climb the chimney?　你能爬上这烟囱吗?
　Do you think you can climb that tree?　你看你能爬上那棵树吗?
　She often climbs the mountains on Sunday.　她常在星期天去爬山。
　Although he was warned of the danger he adhered to his plans to climb the mountain alone.　虽然他被警告有危险，但他仍然坚持其独自爬山的计划。
　We climbed that mountain last summer.　去年夏天我们爬过那座山。
　We now set out to climb the hill.　我们现在出发去爬山。
　He climbed the mountain carefully, all the time watching out for loose rocks.　爬山时，他步步小心没踩上松动的石头。
　There are people climbing the mountains.　不止一个人在爬山。
　Regardless of danger, he climbed the tower.　他不顾危险，攀登高塔。
　She climbed the slippery slope with difficulty to search for herbs.　她艰难地爬上滑坡，寻找草药。
　The enemy climbed the opposite cliff, we sloped our firing to follow them.　当敌人爬向对面的山崖时，我们举枪向上朝他们射击。
　The little train climbed the mountainside slowly.　小火车慢慢地在山坡上往上爬。
　The old lady broke her leg when she climbed the stairs.　这个老太太上楼时摔坏了腿。
　The production of iron took three years to climb to 500,000 tons.　用了三年，铁产量上升到50万吨。
　He climbed the social ladder.　他爬上了上层社会。
　I have several climbing plants in the garden.　我的花园里长着几株攀缘植物。

 ♣ climb along　(v.+prep.)
　沿…爬　move along sth
　The branch began to bend as I climb along it.　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。
 ♣ climb down　(v.+adv.)
1. 下来，爬下来 move downward by using both hands and feet
　He said he would climb down and help them.　他说他要爬下去帮他们一把。
　When you reach the top of a mountain, the worst part is climbing down.　当你爬上山顶以后，下山就是最困难的事了。
2. 〈非正〉让步，屈服，妥协 retreat from a position previously taken; compromise; admit defeat
　〔说明〕 climb down作此解时通常不用于进行体。
　The speaker's forceful words persuaded his opponent to climb down.　那位演讲者雄辩的言词使他的对手为之折服。
 ♣ climb into　(v.+prep.)
1. 进入 go into sth
　They found a taxi parked nearby and climbed into it.　他们找到了一辆停在附近的出租汽车，就上去了。
　At ten the household climbed into a car to go to church. 　10点钟，全家人坐上汽车到教堂去做礼拜。
　A thin column of smoke climbed into the sky.　一缕轻烟徐徐升入空中。
　The year has climbed into summer.　时光已慢慢进入了夏季。
2. 〈非正〉穿衣 have clothes on one's body
　The soldiers climbed into their uniforms at the sound of the warning bell.　士兵们一听到警铃就匆匆忙忙地穿上了衣服。
 ♣ climb on　(v.+prep.)
1. 爬到…上 move onto sth higher by climbing
　I can give you a ride if you don't mind climbing on this load of boxes.　如果你不怕麻烦爬到这一大堆箱子的上面，我可以让你搭车。
2. 赶浪头，效仿他人的成功做法 copy other people's successful actions
　While prices are rising so fast, many shops think they can climb on the bandwagon and raise their prices, too.　值此价格飞涨的时候，许多商店认为可以赶浪头提高商品价格。
 ♣ climb out of　(v.+adv.+prep.)
1. 爬出 lift oneself out of a place by climbing
　The cat fell into the hole and couldn't climb out of it.　那只猫掉进洞里，爬不出来了。
　The man glanced the burglar climbing out of the window.　那人瞥见盗贼正从窗户里爬出来。
2. 〈非正〉设法使自己不为受过，受责备 try to clear oneself of blame for sth
　〔说明〕 climb out of作此解时通常不用于进行体。
　But you were seen taking the book, now try to climb out of that one.　但是你拿书被人看见了，现在你得想法洗刷自己。
 ♣ climb to　(v.+prep.)
　钻营，向上爬　carry favour with sb in authority for personal gain
　The ivy climbed to the roof.　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。
 ♣ climb up　(v.+prep.)
　向上爬，攀登　move upward by using both hands and feet
　I expected we may climb up the mountains before noon.　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。

 ♣ climb to, climb into
　climb to　的意思是“爬到或升到…”，强调位置；climb into的意思是“爬进”，强调动作。例如：
　I climbed to the top of the mountain yesterday.　我昨天爬到了山顶。
　She climbed into the lifeboat.　她爬进了救生艇。
 ♣ climb, ascend, mount
　这三个词的共同意思是“攀登”。其区别是：climb指费力地攀登或上升；ascend是正式用语，多用于指登至极高的地方；mount指向上登的过程，尤指上马等一次跳跃的动作。例如：
　It took me almost three hours to climb the steep hill.　我花了几乎三个小时才爬上这座陡峭的山。
　He ascended the stairs.　他登上了楼梯。
　The soldiers stood beside their horses, waiting for the order to mount.　士兵们站立在马的旁边，等待上马的命令。
　He mounted his horse away.　他骑上他的马走了。
 ♣ climb, crawl
　这两个词的共同意思是“爬”。其区别是：climb是指“用手脚攀登”，一般用于垂直地或倾斜地向高处爬；而crawl一词是水平地“顺地爬，蠕动，匍匐前进”的意思。例如：
　After many attempts to climb it, the mountain was finally conquered〔overcome〕 in 1985.　经过多次努力攀登，这座山终于在1985年被征服了。
　The baby crawled across the room.　那个婴孩从房间的这边爬到那边。
 ♣ climb, scale
　参见scale条。

1. 他迅速地爬进树上茂密的枝叶中。
　［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。
2. 我们乘缆车到了山顶。
　［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.
3. 我们忘了带钥匙，只好爬过大门。
　［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.
4. 我们明天打算去爬山。
　［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.
5. 你爬上树去看一下打架的情况。
　［误］ You climb the tree to see the fight.
　［正］ You climb tree to see the fight.
　他想吃到果子就必须爬上那棵长满果子的树。
　［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。

1. S 攀登，爬　 going up by using the hands or feet
2. S 上升，增长　 rise; increase

　climb　用作名词时，表示“向上爬”的动作，通常只用于单数形式。引申可指“攀登处，陡坡”，也可指为追求名或利而向上爬。

　do〔make〕 a difficult ～　做一次艰难的攀登
　easy ～　容易攀登
　hard ～　艰难攀登
　long ～　长途攀登
　uphill ～　爬坡攀登
　careerist on the ～　向上爬的野心家
　～ in the mountains　在山中攀登
　～ to fame and fortune　对名利的追逐
　～ to the mountains　爬上山顶

　He pulled at the rope hanging from above to see if it was safe for the climb.　他用力拉了拉吊下来的绳子，看它是不是经得住爬。
　Mr. Burke carried on with the climb solo.　伯克先生孤身一人继续登山。
　You'd better reserve your strength for tomorrow's climb.　你最好留点力气明天爬山。
　We started the climb in the early morning of the next day.　第二天一早，我们就开始爬山了。
　It's an hour's climb to the summit.　到顶峰有1小时的路程。
　It was a long climb from the village to the top of the mountain.　从村子到山顶要走很长的上坡路。
　The minister's climb to power had taken 20 years.　这位部长花了20年的工夫攀升到权贵之尊。

　［词源］　中古英语climben <古英语climban（抓住，爬）