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单词 clamber
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clamber

They are quite at home in the reeds, where they can clamber about, and slip between the stems.You were clambering about in the spaces that lay inside your own head.Three rebels clambered over the wall to detain him.They managed to get the ride working and clambered aboard.They clamber about the branches like parrots to get at them.So is clambering about on your own roof.The group clambered to safety aboard the second vessel.And may clamber aboard a vehicle offers them a say for once. People clambered on to tables to escape being bitten while others shook pieces of cloth at the snakes to scare them off.Look out for the playground where little people clamber over a giant outstretched Gulliver.He clambered over a wall in pitch dark last Sunday night.And the 21m he banked off the course is certain to rocket as new sponsors clamber on board the gravy train.Nature notes The small birds that clamber about on tree trunks and large branches now have their offspring following them around.The outer suit opened at the front and I clambered awkwardly into it.The lawn leads to the sea wall; clamber down there and you're on the beach.Often I would have four or five little people jostling to clamber onto my lap and soak up hugs and attention.Sometimes we walk along the towpath or, if the lock is a bit far, we clamber back on board.

In other languages
clamber

British English: clamber VERB
If you clamber somewhere, you climb there with difficulty, usually using your hands as well as your feet.
They clambered up the stone walls of a steeply terraced olive grove.
  • American English: clamber
  • Brazilian Portuguese: escalar
  • Chinese: > 爬手脚并用,费劲地
  • European Spanish: trepar
  • French: grimper
  • German: klettern
  • Italian: arrampicarsi
  • Japanese: よじ登る
  • Korean: 기어오르다
  • European Portuguese: escalar
  • Latin American Spanish: trepar

Chinese translation of 'clamber'

clamber

(ˈklæmbəʳ)

vi

  1. to clamber up a hill/over a wall 攀登山坡/费(費)劲(勁)地爬墙(牆) (pāndēng shānpō/fèijìn de páqiáng)
(verb) 
Definition
to climb awkwardly, using hands and feet
They clambered up the steep hill.
Synonyms
climb
Climbing the first hill took half an hour.
scale
scramble
He scrambled up a steep bank.
claw
The wolf clawed at the tree and howled the whole night.
shin
scrabble
I hung there, scrabbling with my feet to find a foothold.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of claw
Definition
to scrape, tear, or dig with claws or nails
The wolf clawed at the tree and howled the whole night.
Synonyms
scratch,
tear,
dig,
rip,
scrape,
graze,
maul,
scrabble,
mangle,
mangulate (Australian, slang),
lacerate
in the sense of scrabble
Definition
to scrape at or grope for something with hands, feet, or claws
I hung there, scrabbling with my feet to find a foothold.
Synonyms
scrape,
scratch,
scramble,
dig,
claw,
paw,
grope,
clamber
in the sense of scramble
Definition
to climb or crawl hurriedly by using the hands to aid movement
He scrambled up a steep bank.
Synonyms
struggle,
climb,
clamber,
push,
crawl,
swarm,
scrabble,
move with difficulty

Nearby words of
clamber

  • claim
  • claimant
  • clairvoyant
  • clamber
  • clamminess
  • clammy
  • clamorous

Synonyms of 'clamber'

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