v.爬行；卑躬屈膝；自由式游泳

n.爬行；匍匐而行；[體]自由式游泳

The baby is just learning to crawl. 那個嬰兒正在學習爬行。

Soldiers quietly crawl to advance to enemy. 士兵們悄悄地向敵人匍匐前進。

You must not crawl into the favor of your superiors. 你不應卑躬屈膝地討好你的上司。

I hate people who creep and crawl to others. 我討厭那些阿諛奉承的人。

European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl. 歐洲小孩學習蛙泳；他們經(jīng)常不知道怎樣進行自由式游泳。

The crawl of snake is terrifying. 蛇爬行起來真可怕。

It was not a walk, not a run; it was a crawl. 這不是走，也不是跑，而是爬。

He can swim breaststroke, backstroke and crawl. 他會游蛙泳、仰泳和自由泳。

I'm best at the crawl, but I enjoy the breast stroke, too. 我最擅長自由式，但也喜歡蛙式。

crawl用作動詞的基本意思是“爬行”,指腹部或雙膝和手貼地爬行; 也可指“徐緩而行”,多用于指車輛緩慢前進,間或也可用于指時間。crawl與介詞to搭配,意為“巴結(jié),奉承”,多用于指下級對上級; 與介詞with搭配,意為“爬滿…,滿是”。

n.爬行空隙

=crawl space.