vi.

1. 爬，爬行，蠕动
   He watched the baby crawl across the room.

   他看着婴儿从房间这边爬到那边。

2. 缓慢地移动，徐徐行进
   It was rush hour and we crawled along at 15 miles an hour.

   遇上了高峰时间，我们的车子以每小时十五英里的速度缓慢行驶。

3. （常用进行时）（为虫，蚁等）爬满，充斥着[（+with）]
   The lawn was crawling with ants.

   草坪上爬满了蚂蚁。

4. （由于恐惧，厌恶等）起鸡皮疙瘩，汗毛直竖
   My skin crawled when I heard a sudden shriek in the dead of night.

   夜晚万籁俱寂时突然听到一声尖叫，吓得我汗毛直竖。

5. 谄媚奉承，巴结[（+to）]
   He never crawls to his superiors.

   他对上司从不卑躬屈膝。

6. 用爬式（或自由式）游泳
7. （植物）蔓延，蔓生
   The rosebush crawls along the fence.

   蔷薇沿篱笆蔓生。

vt.

1. 在……上爬行；在……上蔓生
2. 【俚】斥责，训斥
   The boss crawled him for loafing on the job.

   老板因他磨洋工而训斥他。

n.

1. 爬行；缓慢的行进[S]
   Traffic was slowed to a crawl.

   来往车辆只得减低速度十分缓慢地行驶。

2. 爬泳，自由式游泳[the S]

n.

1. （海边浅滩）养鱼池[C]

v.

1. move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground.
   ▸(of an insect or small animal) move slowly along a surface.
   ▸move at an unusually slow pace.
2. informal behave obsequiously or ingratiatingly.
3. (be crawling with) be unpleasantly covered or crowded with:
   the place was crawling with soldiers.

n.

1. an act of crawling.
   ▸a slow rate of movement.
2. a swimming stroke involving alternate overarm movements and rapid kicks of the legs.