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VERB
爬;爬行;匍匐前进
When you crawl, you move forward on your hands and knees.
例句
Don't worry if your baby seems a little reluctant to crawl or walk...
如果你的宝宝不爱爬也不爱走，不要担心。
I began to crawl on my hands and knees towards the door...
我开始手脚并用朝门口爬去。
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VERB
(昆虫)爬行
When an insect crawls somewhere, it moves there quite slowly.
例句
I watched the moth crawl up the outside of the lampshade.
我看着飞蛾爬到灯罩外面。
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VERB
缓慢行进;艰难前进
If someone or something crawls somewhere, they move or progress slowly or with great difficulty.
例句
I crawled out of bed at nine-thirty...
我9点半才勉强从床上爬起来。
They had not foreseen the higher inflation in France when most of Western Europe was crawling out of recession...
当西欧的大多数国家正从经济衰退中缓慢复苏时，他们并没有预见到法国的通货膨胀率会升高。
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VERB
挤满，爬满(人或动物)
If you say that a place is crawling with people or animals, you are emphasizing that it is full of them.
例句
This place is crawling with police.
这个地方全是警察。
...rock-hard earth littered with rubbish and crawling with vermin.
丢满垃圾、爬满虫子的坚硬土地
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N-SING
爬泳;自由泳
The crawl is a kind of swimming stroke which you do lying on your front, swinging one arm over your head, and then the other arm.
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PHRASE
使震惊;使生厌
If something makes your skin crawl or makes your flesh crawl, it makes you feel shocked or disgusted.
例句
I hated this man, his very touch made my skin crawl.
我讨厌这个男人，他碰我一下我都觉得恶心。