| 释义 |
clam·ber
I. \ˈklam(b)ə(r), -aambə(r)\ verb
(clambered ; clambered ; clambering \-m(b)əriŋ, -m(b)riŋ\ ; clambers)
Etymology: Middle English clambren; akin to Middle High German klamben to fit together tightly, Old Norse klembra to clamber, Old English climban to climb — more at climb
intransitive verb
: to move (as up, around, through, or under something) by or as if by catching hold with the hands and feet : crawl, struggle, climb
< clamber into a tank >
< clamber out of an overcoat >
< clamber to emotional heights >
< construction workers clambered down from their scaffolding — Robert Shaplen >
transitive verb
: to scramble up : climb
< hodmen, clambering a ladder — Washington Irving >
II. noun
(-s)
: the act or action of clambering |