ladder
美音:
[´lædə
]英音:
[´lædə
]n.梯子,阶梯 vi.袜子抽丝,装设梯子
难易程度:
ladder为六级词汇
词频:4157
词形变化:
动词过去式:laddered 过去分词:laddered 现在分词:laddering 第三人称单数:ladders
ladder
/'lædə(r); `lædɚ/
n
1 structure for climbing up and down sth, consisting of two upright lengths of wood, metal or rope joined to each other by crossbars (rungs) used as steps 梯子. =>illus 见插图.
2 (US run) fault in a stocking, etc where some stitches have come undone, causing a vertical ladder-like flaw (长统袜等的)梯形裂缝, 抽丝.
3 (fig 比喻) series of stages by which a person may advance in his career, etc (事业等发迹、进身、晋升等的)阶梯, 途径, 门路
*climbing the ladder of success 攀登成功的阶梯
* He is still on the bottom rung of the political ladder. 他尚处于政治阶梯的最低一级.
v
(a) [I] (of stockings, etc) develop a ladder(2)(指长统袜等)出现梯形裂缝, 抽丝
*Have you any tights that won't ladder? 有没有不易抽丝的裤袜?
(b) [Tn] cause (stockings, etc) to develop a ladder 使(长统袜等)出现梯形裂缝, 抽丝
*She laddered her new tights climbing the fence. 她爬越篱笆时把她的裤袜给勾得抽了丝.
1. To get out, I would have to climb back down the narrow ladder from the tower and walk past the long row of "salarymen"(薪水阶层)and "office ladies" lined up behind me at an amusement park (游乐园) named Tokyo Roof(东京屋顶). 要出去,就得顺着窄窄的梯子从高塔上往下爬,走过排在我后面的长长的一列"薪水阶层"、"办公室女郎"。这一切发生在一个叫做"东京屋顶"的游乐园里。
2. Steady the ladder for me. 帮我扶稳梯子。
3. So I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window. 于是,我从花园的小棚里搬来了一个梯子,把它靠在墙边,开始向卧室的窗口爬去。
4. "Dear little Hans," cried the Miller, "my little boy has fallen from a ladder and hurt himself. “亲爱的小汉斯,”磨坊主喊道,“我的小儿子从梯子上掉了下来摔伤了。
5. I got a ladder from the shed. 我从花园的小棚里拿来一架梯子.
6. I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman. 我向下面看去。当我看清是一个警察时,差一点儿从梯子上掉下去。
7. I climbed the ladder, heard my dive announced, and commenced the moves that would thrust me into the air. 我登上梯子,听到起跳的指令,便开始做跃入空中的动作。
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