英语词汇“clamber”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To clamber is to climb awkwardly. Hamlet's Ophelia was said to have been clambering on a weak branch of a willow when she met her "muddy death." It's never a good idea to clamber, let alone on weak willow branches.

We associate the word clamber far more often with toddlers (than Shakespearean tragedy). Toddlers are known for naturally clumsy, ill-coordinated movements we deem cute not foolish. Suitably enough, the word comes from the delightful and long obsolete Middle English word clamb, meaning the past tense of climb, a word that has all the happy logic of a toddler's imagination.

WORD FAMILY

clamber: clambered, clambering, clambers

USAGE EXAMPLES

Ms. Fisher clambered up on top of it “all by herself,” he said, and sat through the entire performance.

New York Times(Dec 29, 2016)

But he too sees them becoming popular gadgets, helping hikers clamber up mountains.

The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016)

Kids clambered on benches built into the walls, and tourists snapped photos of child-sized George dolls.

The New Yorker(Dec 23, 2016)

1v climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

Syn|Hyper

scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter, struggle

climb

move with difficulty, by grasping

2n an awkward climb

reaching the crest was a real clamber

Hyper

climb, mount

the act of climbing something

单词	clamber
释义	clamber (once / 1026 pages) vn To clamber is to climb awkwardly. Hamlet's Ophelia was said to have been clambering on a weak branch of a willow when she met her "muddy death." It's never a good idea to clamber, let alone on weak willow branches. We associate the word clamber far more often with toddlers (than Shakespearean tragedy). Toddlers are known for naturally clumsy, ill-coordinated movements we deem cute not foolish. Suitably enough, the word comes from the delightful and long obsolete Middle English word clamb, meaning the past tense of climb, a word that has all the happy logic of a toddler's imagination. WORD FAMILY clamber: clambered, clambering, clambers USAGE EXAMPLES Ms. Fisher clambered up on top of it “all by herself,” he said, and sat through the entire performance. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) But he too sees them becoming popular gadgets, helping hikers clamber up mountains. The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016) Kids clambered on benches built into the walls, and tourists snapped photos of child-sized George dolls. The New Yorker(Dec 23, 2016) 1v climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling Syn\|Hyper scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter, struggle climb move with difficulty, by grasping 2n an awkward climb reaching the crest was a real clamber Hyper climb, mount the act of climbing something
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