区别辨析creep、climb与crawl

这些动词都有“爬”之意。

creep : 多指人或四足动物匍匐爬行,尤指偷偷地或不出声地缓慢向前爬行。也指植物的蔓延生长等。

  • She turned off the light and crept through the door.
    她关上灯,悄悄溜出门。
  • Someone was creeping around outside my window.
    有人在我的窗户外蹑手蹑脚地走动。
  • The spider crept up the wall.
    蜘蛛缓缓地爬上墙。
  • The traffic was creeping along at a snail's pace.
    车辆如蜗牛般缓慢移动。

climb : 通常指用手或足爬上或爬下,也指飞机、日、月的上升,还可用作比喻。

  • to climb the stairs/mountain
    爬楼梯/登山
  • I hate climbing ladders.
    我讨厌爬梯子。
  • We're going climbing (= climbing mountains as a sport) in Scotland next weekend.
    下周末我们要去苏格兰爬山。

crawl : 指人或动物以身躯贴着地面缓慢地移动。

  • The child crawled across the floor.
    那个孩子爬过了地板。
  • The injured soldier crawled to safety.
    受伤的士兵慢慢爬向安全的地方。
  • Megan has just learned to crawl.
    梅甘刚学会爬。
  • The lorry crawled noisily up the hill.
    卡车轰轰隆隆吃力地爬上山坡。