crawl

过去式：crawled过去分词：crawled现在分词：crawling第三人称单数：crawls

1. vi. 爬,爬行,匍匐而行; 徐缓而行 move slowly with the body close to the ground, or on the hands and knees
2. vi. 巴结,奉承 try to win the favor of sb in a powerful position by being too nice to them

1. [S]缓慢的爬行 a very slow movement or speed
2. [U]自由式 a rapid way of swimming while lying on one's stomach, moving first one arm and then the other over one's head

• crawl to巴结,奉承
• crawl with爬满

• move at a crawl缓慢行进

crawl space慢行通过的空间；供电线或水管等通过的槽隙

1. The baby is just learning to crawl.
   那个婴儿正在学习爬行。
2. Soldiers quietly crawl to advance to enemy.
   士兵们悄悄地向敌人匍匐前进。
3. You must not crawl into the favor of your superiors.
   你不应卑躬屈膝地讨好你的上司。
4. I hate people who creep and crawl to others.
   我讨厌那些阿谀奉承的人。
5. European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl.
   欧洲小孩学习蛙泳；他们经常不知道怎样进行自由式游泳。

1. The crawl of snake is terrifying.
   蛇爬行起来真可怕。
2. It was not a walk, not a run; it was a crawl.
   这不是走，也不是跑，而是爬。
3. He can swim breaststroke, backstroke and crawl.
   他会游蛙泳、仰泳和自由泳。
4. I'm best at the crawl, but I enjoy the breast stroke, too.
   我最擅长自由式，但也喜欢蛙式。