crawl

creep, climb, crawl

名词 crawl:

1. a very slow movement
2. a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
   同义词：front crawl, Australian crawl
3. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
   同义词：crawling, creep, creeping

动词 crawl:

1. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
   同义词：creep
2. feel as if crawling with insects
3. be crawling with
4. show submission or fear
   同义词：fawn, creep, cringe, cower, grovel
5. swim by doing the crawl

1. He can swim breaststroke, backstroke and crawl.
   他会游蛙泳、仰泳和自由泳。
2. The baby often crawls on all fours.
   婴儿经常匍匐而行。
3. The heavy traffic crawled through the narrow tunnel.
   拥挤的车辆慢吞吞地穿过狭窄的隧道。

crawl

v.intr.（不及物动词）
crawled,crawl.ing,crawls
To move slowly on the hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground; creep.
爬行：用手或膝盖拖曳身体在地上缓慢移动；爬行
To advance slowly, feebly, laboriously, or with frequent stops:
缓慢行进：缓慢、无力、费劲或经常停歇地前进：
例句：
We crawled along until we reached the open road.
我们缓慢爬行，直到一条开阔大道

To proceed or act servilely.
卑躬屈膝，献媚奉承：卑躬地行进或低三下四地做
To be or feel as if swarming or covered with moving things:
（觉得似乎）充满或覆满爬行物：
例句：
The accident scene was crawling with police officers. My flesh crawled in horror.See Synonyms at teem
出事现场到处都是警察。我毛骨悚然参见 teem

To swim the crawl.
自由式游泳
n.（名词）
The action of moving slowly on the hands or knees or dragging the body along the ground.
爬行：用于或膝盖拖曳身体在地上缓慢移动的行为
An extremely slow pace:
极缓慢的前行：
例句：
Traffic was moving at a crawl.
车辆在缓慢地蠕动着

Sports A rapid swimming stroke consisting of alternating overarm strokes and a flutter kick.
【体育运动】 自由式游泳：以双臂呈圆形交替的动作与急速的双腿蹬踢形成的快速游泳法
A set of letters or figures that move across, up, or down a movie or television screen, usually giving information, such as film credits or weather alerts.
爬行字幕：在电影或电视屏幕上横向或纵向爬行出现的一组字母或数字，通常用来提供摄制人员名单或天气预报之类的信息

来源：
Middle English craulen
中古英语 craulen
from Old Norse krafla * see gerbh-
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 krafla *参见 gerbh-

【引伸】
crawl.ingly
adv.（副词）

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crawl
crawl 2

n.（名词）
A pen in shallow water, as for confining fish or turtles.
养鱼池，养龟池：用来养鱼或乌龟等的浅水围场

来源：
Afrikaans kraal [enclosure for animals] * see kraal
南非荷兰语 kraal [圈养动物的围场] *参见 kraal