Word · Frequency #5724
chimneys
/ˈtʃɪmni/
verb
手脚并用攀爬（狭窄竖井/岩缝）
chimneys is the third person singular of chimney.
negotiate a narrow vertical cave passage by bracing against the sides
- 1.
To negotiate a chimney (narrow vertical cave passage) by pushing against the sides with back, feet, hands, etc.
通过用背、脚、手等抵住两侧来通过狭窄的垂直洞穴通道
通过用背、脚、手等抵住两侧来通过狭窄的垂直洞穴通道
In use
The cavers had to chimney up the narrow crack to reach the upper chamber.
She chimneyed carefully between the two rock walls, keeping her back against one side and her feet against the other.
After the passage narrowed, we chimneyed down for about ten metres before the cave opened out.
Verb forms
base chimney · third person chimneys · -ing chimneying · past chimneyed · past participle chimneyed
规则动词：过去式/过去分词为 chimneyed，现在分词为 chimneying。
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Word family
- chimneys
- plural, third person singular
- chimneyed
- past, past participle
- chimneying
- present participle
Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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