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climb

/ˈklaɪm/KK

練發音
動詞
國小
難度 4 個義項
運動
及物動詞
不及物動詞
變化形
第三人稱單數

climbs

過去式

climbed

過去分詞

climbed

現在分詞

climbing

1.
攀爬;爬上
極常用

用手腳向上移動,尤其指爬上陡峭、垂直或不容易通行的地方。

用法:可作不及物動詞:climb up;也可作及物動詞直接接受詞:climb the stairs。表示「爬上某個表面」時,常說 climb onto the surface。

climb a mountain
climb the stairs
climb a tree
climb up a ladder
climb onto a wall

I can climb the tree in the park.

我可以爬公園裡的那棵樹。

2.
登上;攀登
常用

到達山、丘陵或其他高處的頂端,通常需要一段體力較大的步行或攀爬。

用法:climb Mount Fuji 的意思是「攀登富士山」,不需要加上介系詞 to。若強調終點,可用 climb to the top。

climb Mount Fuji
climb to the top
climb a steep hill
climb a peak
climb safely

We climbed to the top in three hours.

我們花了三個小時爬到最上面。

還有 2 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
3.
上升;增加
常用

數字、程度、價格、溫度或排名等逐漸變高。

用法:此義通常是不及物動詞:Prices climbed. 若要說明增加到的數值,常用 climb to;說明增加多少,常用 climb by。

prices climb
temperatures climb
climb to a record high
climb by 10 percent
climb steadily

The heat climbed to 35 by noon.

到中午時,天氣熱到 35 度。

The price of eggs has climbed this month.

雞蛋的價格這個月上漲了。

4.
攀升至;提高到較高的地位或排名
較少用

人在組織、比賽或排行榜中逐步升到較高的位置。

用法:常搭配介系詞 to:climb to first place;也可用 climb the ranks,指在組織或團體中逐步晉升。

climb the rankings
climb to the top
climb the career ladder
climb to first place
climb the ranks

After winning many games, the team climbed to first place in the school game.

在贏了很多場比賽後,這支隊伍升到校內比賽的第一名。

常見錯誤

He climbed on the tree.

He climbed the tree./He climbed up the tree.

She climbed to the company manager quickly.

She climbed to the position of manager quickly./She quickly became a manager.

We climbed up the mountain to the top.

We climbed the mountain to the top./We climbed to the top of the mountain.

The temperature climbed 35 degrees.

The temperature climbed to 35 degrees./The temperature rose by 35 degrees.

相關字詞
crawl 近義
clamber 近義
ascend 近義
descend 反義
climb down 片語形式
climb up 片語形式
學習提示

・climb 可直接接受詞:climb the stairs、climb a tree、climb a mountain。不要每次都在受詞前加 up 或 on。

・談數字上升時,climb 常帶有持續或明顯上漲的感覺;日常一般的「上升」也常用 rise 或 go up。

・climb the ladder 可指實際爬梯子;climb the career ladder 則是「在職涯中向上晉升」的比喻說法。

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