crawl

US /krɑːl/
UK /krɑːl/
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1.

爬行, 匍匐

to move on your hands and knees or with your body close to the ground

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The baby learned to crawl before walking.
婴儿在走路之前学会了爬行。
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We had to crawl through a narrow tunnel.
我们不得不爬过一条狭窄的隧道。
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creepscramblewriggleslither
2.

缓慢移动, 进展缓慢

to move or progress very slowly

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Traffic was crawling during rush hour.
高峰时段交通缓慢。
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The project is crawling along, making little progress.
项目进展缓慢，几乎没有进展。
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creepinchdragplodtrudge
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爬行, 缓慢进展

a very slow rate of movement or progress

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The traffic was reduced to a crawl.
交通减缓到爬行。
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The project moved at a painful crawl.
项目以令人痛苦的缓慢速度进行。
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creepdragslowdownstagnation
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be crawling withpub crawlmake someone's skin crawl