ladders

英 [ˈlædəz]

美 [ˈlædərz]

n.  梯子; (事业上或机构中晋升的)阶梯，途径; (紧身裤袜或长筒袜的)滑丝，抽丝
v.  (使紧身裤袜或长筒袜)出现滑丝，抽丝
ladder的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 梯子
  Aladderis a piece of equipment used for climbing up something or down from something. It consists of two long pieces of wood, metal, or rope with steps fixed between them.
• N-SING （社会、组织或系统中晋升或降级的）梯级，阶梯
  You can usethe ladderto refer to something such as a society, organization, or system which has different levels that people can progress up or drop down.
  1. If they want to climb the ladder of success they should be given that opportunity...
     假如他们有出人头地的意愿，就应该给他们那样的机会。
  2. She admired her mother's sister for moving up the social ladder.
     她羡慕姨妈社会地位的提升。
• N-COUNT （女性长筒袜或裤袜的）抽丝，脱线
  Aladderis a hole or torn part in a woman's stocking or tights, where some of the vertical threads have broken, leaving only the horizontal threads.
  1. Her hair was a mess and there was a ladder in her tights.
     她头发乱糟糟，裤袜脱了线。

in AM, use 美国英语用 run

双语例句

• Is scaffold free of makeshift devices or ladders to increase height?
  脚手架无用来增加高度的临时装置或梯子吗？
• They looked rather comical as they crawled up precarious ladders.
  他们顺着摇摇晃晃的梯子往上爬，看起来非常滑稽。
• The firemen climbed ladders to rescue people living above the ground floor.
  消防员们爬上梯子抢救一楼以上活着的人们。
• Some did manage to claw their way up iron ladders to the safety of the upper deck.
  的确有人设法抓住铁梯爬上了顶层甲板，脱离了危险。
• We played Snakes and Ladders.
  我们玩了蛇爬梯子的游戏。
• She watched anxiously as the firemen struggled with their ladders.
  她焦急地看着消防员们努力地组装梯子。
• Climbing ladders makes me dizzy.
  爬梯子令我晕眩。
• Ladders were brought up, and Mexicans began to climb the walls.
  墨西哥部队带来了梯子，然后开始爬上城墙。
• I sometimes climb up ladders.
  我有时会爬梯子。
• The children needed to climb up the ladders to pick the apples.
  为了摘苹果，孩子们需要爬到梯子上去。