ladder 音标拼音: [l'ædɚ]
n . 梯,进身的阶梯
vi . 袜子抽丝,装设梯子
梯,进身的阶梯袜子抽丝,装设梯子
ladder 梯形 梯
ladder n 1 :
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs ;
for climbing up or down 2 :
ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress ;
"
he climbed the career ladder "
3 :
a row of unravelled stitches ; "
she got a run in her stocking "
[
synonym : {
run }, {
ladder }, {
ravel }]
v 1 :
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging ; "
Her nylons were running " [
synonym : {
ladder }, {
run }]
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n . [
OE .
laddre ,
AS .
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dder ;
akin to OFries .
hladder ,
OHG .
leitara ,
G .
leiter ,
and from the root of E .
lean ,
v .
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See {
Lean },
v .
i .,
and cf . {
Climax }.]
1 .
A frame usually portable ,
of wood ,
metal ,
or rope ,
for ascent and descent ,
consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps .
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Some the engines play ,
And some ,
more bold ,
mount ladders to the fire .
--
Dryden .
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2 .
That which resembles a ladder in form or use ;
hence ,
that by means of which one attains to eminence ;
as ,
to climb the corporate ladder .
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Lowliness is young ambition '
s ladder . --
Shak .
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{
Fish ladder }.
See under {
Fish }.
{
Ladder beetle } (
Zool .),
an American leaf beetle ({
Chrysomela scalaris }).
The elytra are silvery white ,
striped and spotted with green ;
the under wings are rose -
colored .
It feeds upon the linden tree .
{
Ladder handle },
an iron rail at the side of a vertical fixed ladder ,
to grasp with the hand in climbing .
{
Ladder shell } (
Zool .),
a spiral marine shell of the genus {
Scalaria }.
See {
Scalaria }.
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