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clambering

/klam-ber-ing, klam-er-/US // ˈklæm bər ɪŋ, ˈklæm ər- //

攀登,攀爬,攀登式,攀比

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Botany.

    • : of or relating to plants that creep or climb like vines, but without benefit of tendrils.

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Examples

  • While clambering over the fifth wall, he fell and broke his foot.

  • Swim to the edge of the moat and, clambering out, take to his legs was naturally the first impulse.

  • The gunboats now came up like a flock of hawks, and soon the Moors were clambering over the rails.

  • “That will do till after breakfast,” he said, coming to the surface and clambering out aboard the Viking.

  • The warrior who had first felt the weight of Tim's fist now began clambering to his feet.

  • The rest followed as best they might, clambering from ledge to ledge.