chimney up sth
不及物用法，后接 up 加通道，强调沿狭窄缝隙向上攀爬。
The two climbers chimneyed up the narrow crack until they reached the ledge.
两名攀登者撑壁爬上了狭窄的裂缝，一直爬到那个平台。
手脚并用攀爬（狭窄竖井/岩缝）
chimneyed — past of chimney
通过用背、脚、手等抵住两侧来通过狭窄的垂直洞穴通道；烟囱；灯罩
negotiate a narrow vertical cave passage by bracing against the sides
通过用背、脚、手等抵住两侧来通过狭窄的垂直洞穴通道
To negotiate a chimney (narrow vertical cave passage) by pushing against the sides with back, feet, hands, etc.
一般现在时
Experienced cavers chimney up the narrow fissure using their back and feet.
经验丰富的探洞者用背部和双脚支撑，攀上狭窄的裂缝。
一般过去时
He chimneyed carefully down the dark shaft until he reached the ledge.
他小心地沿着黑暗的竖井向下攀爬，直到抵达岩架。
现在完成时
They have chimneyed this route many times before.
他们以前多次用这种攀法通过这条路线。
规则动词：过去式/过去分词为 chimneyed，现在分词为 chimneying。
The cavers had to chimney up the narrow crack to reach the upper chamber.
洞穴探险者不得不手脚并用攀上狭窄的裂缝才能到达上层洞室。
用法提示：chimney 在这里是动词，表示靠背、脚、手抵住两侧攀爬狭窄通道。
She chimneyed carefully between the two rock walls, keeping her back against one side and her feet against the other.
她小心地在两块岩壁之间攀行，背贴一侧，脚蹬另一侧。
用法提示：chimneyed 是 chimney 的过去式，指手脚抵住岩壁两侧通过狭窄垂直空间。
After the passage narrowed, we chimneyed down for about ten metres before the cave opened out.
通道变窄后，我们手脚并用向下攀爬了大约十米，洞穴才开阔起来。
用法提示：chimneyed down 表示用同样的技巧沿狭窄竖井向下移动，chimney 为动词。
不及物用法，后接 up 加通道，强调沿狭窄缝隙向上攀爬。
The two climbers chimneyed up the narrow crack until they reached the ledge.
两名攀登者撑壁爬上了狭窄的裂缝，一直爬到那个平台。
后接 through 加通道，强调从通道中穿过。
We had to chimney through a tight vertical shaft to get out of the cave.
我们不得不撑壁穿过一段狭窄的垂直竖井，才走出洞穴。
及物用法，宾语通常是竖井、岩缝等通道本身，而不是终点。
She chimneyed the shaft in less than a minute.
她用不到一分钟就撑壁爬过了那段竖井。
grammar · medium
易错句子The boy chimneyed the apple tree to pick the fruit.
正确表达The boy climbed the apple tree to pick the fruit.
chimney 只表示在狭窄的竖直缝隙里用背、脚、手撑住两侧向上或向下移动，树木并不构成这样的缝隙，所以不能用来泛指「爬」。表示一般性的攀爬要用 climb，这是词典释义「攀爬」引起的词义过度延伸。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is good at chimney.
正确表达He is good at chimneying.
介词 at 后面必须接名词或动名词，不能直接跟动词原形；chimney 在这里是动词，要改用它的 -ing 形式 chimneying 作介词宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子She chimnies up the narrow shaft quickly.
正确表达She chimneys up the narrow shaft quickly.
chimney 以「元音字母 + y」结尾，第三人称单数直接加 -s，写成 chimneys；-ies 只用于「辅音字母 + y」结尾的动词，如 carry → carries。
用身体撑住两侧、顺着岩缝向上攀爬
She chimneyed up the crack with her back pressed against one wall.
她用背抵着一侧岩壁，撑住两侧顺着那道岩缝攀了上去。
撑住两侧通过狭窄通道
The explorers chimneyed the narrow passage to reach the chamber.
探险者们撑住两侧通过了狭窄通道，到达那个洞穴。
在两面岩壁之间撑爬而上
He slowly chimneyed between the walls of the shaft.
他慢慢地在竖井的两面岩壁之间撑爬而上。
用背部和双脚抵住两侧攀爬
You chimney with your back and feet pressed against the sides.
攀爬时你要用背部和双脚抵住两侧。
撑住竖井两侧向上攀爬
They chimneyed up the shaft one after another.
他们一个接一个撑住竖井两侧向上攀爬。
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