Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1646
climb
攀登；爬上；上升
to go up or ascend; to scale or reach the top of something
- 1.
To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
穿越坡度或等高线,向上或向下
- 2.
(literally or figuratively): To ascend; rise; to go up.
(字面或比喻)上升；升起；向上走
- 3.
To mount; to move upwards on.
攀登；向上移动
- 4.
To scale; to get to the top of something.
攀爬；到达顶端
- 5.
To enter, mount or otherwise assume a position in or on a conveyance.
进入、登上或以其他方式进入交通工具
- 6.
To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.
通过用手抓住并用脚移动来移动(尤其是上下)
- 7.
To practise the sport of climbing.
进行攀岩运动
- 8.
To jump high.
跳得很高
- 9.
(botany) Of plants, to grow upwards by clinging to something.
(植物学)植物通过攀附向上生长
爬；攀爬；登上；进入；攀岩；登山；攀缘；攀附；跳高；向上跳
In use
She climbed the mountain slowly.
The cat climbed up the tree.
They climbed to the top of the hill.
Verb forms
base climb · third person climbs · -ing climbing · past climbed · past participle climbed
Connections
Collocations
- climb a mountain
- 爬山；登山
- They plan to climb a mountain in the summer.他们计划夏天去登山。
- climb the stairs
- 爬楼梯
- She climbed the stairs to the second floor.她爬楼梯上了二楼。
- climb steadily
- 稳步上升；持续攀升
- The temperature climbed steadily throughout the day.气温一整天稳步上升。
- climb into a car
- （费力地）进入汽车；钻进车里
- He climbed into the car and started the engine.他钻进汽车，启动了发动机。
- climbing wall
- 攀岩墙
- The local gym opened a new climbing wall.当地健身房新开了一面攀岩墙。
- climb down
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 climb 拆成 c + limb（肢体），想象手脚并用向上攀登，且 b 不发音。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：outdoor recreation、everyday urban/household settings、economics and data reporting 该词表示“攀登、爬升”或“上升”时，通常属于中性语体，日常口语和书面描写都比较常见。正式程度依搭配而定：具体攀爬动作（登山、爬树、爬楼梯）在各类文体中都很自然；比喻义（气温、价格等上升）也多见于新闻报道和数据分析中。
Grammar Note
注意：作不及物动词时表示向上移动；作及物动词时接宾语如楼梯、山等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 climb /klaɪm/ 押韵：time /taɪm/、chime /tʃaɪm/、prime /praɪm/、lime /laɪm/、slime /slaɪm/。注意 limb /lɪm/ 虽也以 -mb 结尾且 b 不发音，但元音不同，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.