crawl

爬行、匍匐前进

The baby crawled across the living room floor toward her mother.

宝宝在客厅地板上爬向妈妈。

缓慢前进、龟速行驶

Traffic crawled along the highway for nearly two hours.

车流在高速公路上龟速前进将近两个小时。

过得缓慢指时间

The last hour before closing time seemed to crawl by.

打烊前的最后一小时感觉过得特别慢。

爬满、布满常与 with 连用

The old kitchen was crawling with ants and cockroaches.

那间旧厨房爬满了蚂蚁和蟑螂。

巴结、谄媚、讨好口语，贬义

He's always crawling to the manager hoping for a raise.

他老是讨好经理，希望能加薪。

发麻、起鸡皮疙瘩多与 skin 连用

That strange noise in the attic made my skin crawl.

阁楼那个怪声让我起了鸡皮疙瘩。

缓慢移动、龟速常用单数

The bus slowed to a crawl in the heavy snow.

公车在大雪中慢到像在爬。

爬行、匍匐

She finished the last few meters at a slow crawl.

她用缓慢的爬行完成最后几公尺。

自由式、捷泳游泳

He swims the crawl faster than anyone on the team.

他的自由式游得比队上任何人都快。