clamber
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++clam·ber /ˈklæmbə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] CLIMBto climb or move slowly somewhere, using your hands and feet because it is difficult or steep 〔手脚并用费力地〕攀登，爬clamber over/across etc They clambered over the slippery rocks. 他们费力地爬上了滑溜溜的岩石。 We all clambered aboard and the boat pulled out. 我们全都爬上船后，船就开了。→ See Verb table
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clamber• At last we saw the two girls clambering down the slope to safety.• Fonti clambered inside the mock-up to have a look.• He staggered as I clambered on, but stayed upright.• He fills it with a restless, bristling energy, as if he might clamber out of the frame and into real life.• She clambered over the mossy wall at the bottom of the garden and edged round a shed.• Some clambered to the roof of the Administration Building to watch.• Hundreds of people clambered to the roof of the building to watch the fire spread.• Those in front clambered up on to the grates that covered the entrance.• He clambered up the bank to the top where the trees ended.• All of the Debenham pupils clamber up the stairs leaving the Stonham pupils downstairs.clamber over/across etc• He clambered over a bench, vaulted over a nestle of children on the ground, and failed to dodge a pie-seller.• Pinsent clambered over Foster to embrace Redgrave, and then fell in the water.• She worked her way round the obstruction, clambering over general debris as she went.• Stephen went back across the river again, clambering over the boulders.• She clambered over the mossy wall at the bottom of the garden and edged round a shed.• Swiftly, Ace clambered over the red-stained sandbags, and checked the door.• Now his lifesize copies of himself can be seen clambering over the school buildings.• She clambered over the side of the last truck and crouched down out of sight.Origin clamber (1300-1400) Perhaps from clamb, old past tense of climbclam·ber verbChineseSyllable
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clamber
clam‧ber /ˈklæmbə $ -ər/
verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
clamber over/across etc
They clambered over the slippery rocks.
We all clambered aboard and the boat pulled out.
▪ climb to move up, down, or across something using your hands and feet: Most kids love climbing trees. | Several fans climbed onto the roof of the arena to get a better view. | She climbed down the ladder.
▪ascend formal to climb up something: He began to ascend the narrow winding staircase. | the first man to ascend Mount Everest
▪go up to climb up something such as a slope or stairs: He went up the steps to the platform. | Sonia was quiet as they went up the hill.
▪scale formal to climb to the top of something such as a high wall or fence: Somehow the men had scaled the twenty-foot wall without setting off the alarm. | Protestors scaled the walls of the building and hung banners. | Rescuers had to scale a one-thousand-foot cliff before they could reach the injured climber.
▪clamber to climb somewhere with difficulty, using your hands to help you: At last we saw the two girls clambering down the slope to safety. | Everyone clambered onto the back of the truck.
▪scramble to climb somewhere quickly and with difficulty, using your hands to help you, especially when you are walking: They scrambled up the steep rocky bank.
clam‧ber /ˈklæmbə $ -ər/
verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Perhaps from clamb, old past tense of climb
to climb or move slowly somewhere, using your hands and feet because it is difficult or steepOrigin: Perhaps from clamb, old past tense of climb
clamber over/across etc
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