CLIMB1 to climb up or down something2 someone who climbs hills or mountains as a sport3 climbing hills or mountains as a sportRELATED WORDSsee alsoUPDOWN1 to climb up or down something 爬上或爬下climb /klaɪm/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to move up towards the top of a wall, mountain, tree etc, using your hands and feet 攀登；攀爬 Most kids love climbing trees. 大多数小孩子喜欢爬树。 Trying not to look down, Alan began to climb. 艾伦开始往上爬，尽量不朝下看。climb up/over/onto etc Several fans climbed onto the roof of the arena to get a better view. 为了看得更清楚，一些球迷爬上了运动场的屋顶。 One of the boys lost his footing as he was climbing up the steepest part of the cliff. 其中一名男孩在攀登悬崖最陡峭的地方时失足掉了下去。climb downgo down a wall, tree etc using your hands and feet 爬下去 The burglar escaped by climbing down a drainpipe. 窃贼沿着雨水管爬下去，逃走了。scale /skeɪl/ [transitive verb]especially writtento climb to the top of something very high, especially something that is very difficult or dangerous to climb 【尤书面】攀登；到达…的顶点〔尤指非常困难或危险的攀登〕 Somehow the men had scaled the twenty-foot wall without setting off the alarm. 不知怎的，那几名男子爬上了高20英尺的墙却没有触动报警器。 Rescuers had to scale a one-thousand-foot cliff before they could reach the injured climber. 援救者得爬上1,000英尺的悬崖，才到达受伤的登山者身边。clamber /ˈklæmbəʳ/ [intransitive verb]to climb in an awkward way or with difficulty, but moving fairly quickly 〔费劲但相当迅速地〕攀登，爬clamber up/down/to etc At last we saw the two girls clambering down the slope to safety. 最后，我们看见那两个女孩爬下斜坡来到安全地点。 Hundreds of people clambered to the roof of the building to watch the fire spread. 数百人爬上大楼楼顶去看肆虐的大火。shin up/downBritish/shinny up/downAmerican /ˌʃɪn ˈʌp, ˈdaʊn, ˌʃɪni ˈʌp, ˈdaʊn/ [transitive phrasal verb not in passive]to climb up or down something tall and narrow such as a pipe, tree, or rope, by wrapping your legs around it and pulling yourself up with your arms 攀爬〔狭长的物体〕 I locked myself out of the house and had to shinny up a drainpipe to get in. 我把自己锁在了家门外，所以不得不沿着雨水管爬上去。 We watched as small boys shinned up palm trees and brought coconuts down. 我们看着小男孩们爬到椰树上，把椰子摘了下来。 Craig shinned down the rope to where we were standing. 克雷格从绳子上爬下来到我们站的地方。ascent /əˈsent/ [countable noun usually singular]the act of climbing something, especially a mountain 攀登；〔尤指〕爬山 The men began their final ascent at six o'clock the next day. 第二天6点钟，那些男子开始了最后的攀登。 He wrote a best-selling book about the first ascent of Everest. 他写了一本关于首次攀登珠穆朗玛峰的畅销书。2 someone who climbs hills or mountains as a sport 把爬山或登山作为一种运动的人climber /ˈklaɪməʳ/ [countable noun]someone who climbs hills or rocks as a sport, especially using special equipment 攀岩者；爬山者〔尤指使用特殊器械〕 The search is still continuing for a group of climbers reported missing in the Scottish highlands. 据报告有一群爬山者在苏格兰高地失踪，搜寻仍在继续。 an experienced climber 一位有经验的登山者mountaineer /ˌmaʊntɪˈnɪəʳ, ˌmaʊntəˈnɪəʳ/ [countable noun]someone who climbs high mountains using special equipment 登山运动员 Most mountaineers dream of climbing Everest. 大多数登山运动员都梦想登上珠穆朗玛峰。 Sports equipment stores in Alpine towns cater for the needs of walkers, hikers and mountaineers. 阿尔卑斯山区小镇上的体育用品商店满足了步行者、远足者和登山运动员的需要。3 climbing hills or mountains as a sport 爬山或登山运动climbing /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/ [uncountable noun]the sport ofclimbing hills or mountains 爬山运动 Eva's hobbies are horse-riding, climbing, and aerobics. 伊娃的爱好有骑马、爬山和有氧运动。 strong climbing boots 结实的登山靴rock climbingthe sport of climbing up steep rocks and cliffs 攀岩运动 Accident insurance does not cover you for dangerous activities such as rock climbing. 意外保险责任范围并不包括你所从事的危险活动，譬如攀岩。mountaineering /ˌmaʊntɪˈnɪərɪŋ, ˌmaʊntəˈnɪərɪŋ/ [uncountable noun]the sport of climbing high mountains using special equipment 登山运动 I joined the mountaineering club when I went to university. 我上大学时参加了登山俱乐部。