climb
US: /ˈkɫaɪm/
UK: /klˈaɪm/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
climb /klaim/- danh từ
- sự leo trèo
- vật trèo qua; vật phải trèo lên
- ngoại động từ
- leo, trèo, leo trèo
- leo, trèo, leo trèo
- nội động từ
- lên, lên cao
- the aeroplane climbed slowly: máy bay từ từ lên
- (thực vật học) leo (cây)
- (nghĩa bóng) leo lên tới, trèo lên tới
- to climb to a position: leo lên tới một địa vị
- to climb down
- trèo xuống, tụt xuống
- thoái bộ, thụt lùi, lùi lại
- chịu thua, nhượng bộ
- lên, lên cao
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun+ verb
go up
1 ~ (up) (sth) to go up sth towards the top: [VN] to climb a mountain / hill / tree / wall + She climbed up the stairs. + The car slowly climbed the hill. + [V] As they climbed higher, the air became cooler.
go through / down / over
2 [V +adv./prep.] to move somewhere, especially with difficulty or effort: I climbed through the window. + Sue climbed into bed. + Can you climb down? + The boys climbed over the wall.
mountain / rock, etc.
3 (go climbing) to go up mountains or climb rocks as a hobby or sport: He likes to go climbing most weekends.
aircraft / sun, etc.
4 [V] to go higher in the sky: The plane climbed to 33 000 feet. + The sun climbed higher in the sky.
slope up
5 [V] to slope upwards: From here the path climbs steeply to the summit.
of plants
6 [V] to grow up a wall or frame: a climbing rose
increase
7 [V] (of temperature, a country's money, etc.) to increase in value or amount: The dollar has been climbing all week. + The paper's circulation continues to climb. + Membership is climbing steadily.
improve position / status
8 [V] to move to a higher position or social rank by your own effort: In a few years he had climbed to the top of his profession. + The team has now climbed to fourth in the league.
Idioms see BANDWAGON
Phrasal Verbs: climb down (over sth) to admit that you have made a mistake or that you were wrong: The government was forced to climb down last night over its handling of pensions.
related noun CLIMBDOWN
+ noun
mountain / steps
1 an act of climbing up a mountain, rock or large number of steps; a period of time spent climbing: an exhausting climb + It's an hour's climb to the summit.
2 a mountain or rock which people climb up for sport: Titan's Wall is the mountain's hardest rock climb.
increase
3 [usually sing.] an increase in value or amount: the dollar's climb against the euro
to a higher position or status
4 [usually sing.] progress to a higher status, standard or position: a rapid climb to stardom + the long slow climb out of the recession
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 Also, climb up. mount, ascend, go up, scale, shin (up), clamber up, US shinny (up):
In one of the games we had to climb a greased pole. Two Japanese teams have climbed Mount Everest.
2 creep, trail, twine; grow:
The ivy has climbed all over the garden wall.
3 rise, arise, ascend, go up, mount; advance:
Watch the smoke climb into the sky.
4 climb along. creep, edge, clamber, crawl, inch:
The cat burglar climbed along the ledge till he reached the window.
5 climb down.
(a) descend, go down:
We shall need a rope to climb down from here.
(b) Usually, climb down from. retreat (from), withdraw (from), back away (from), give up, abandon, renounce:
He has climbed down from his earlier position regarding women in the priesthood.
n.
6 grade, incline, route, pitch; ascent; descent:
It was a steep climb to Camp Four.
Collocation
1 act of climbing
ADJ.
long, slow | short | arduous, difficult, exhausting, hard, sharp, steep | easy | steady
VERB + CLIMB
do, make
I was fitter the first time I did the climb.
PREP.
on a/the ~
I broke my ankle on a climb last week.
| ~ from/to
the short climb from the road to the summit
| ~ up
They began the long climb up the hill.
2 increase in value/amount/status
ADJ.
long, slow | rapid | gradual, steady
PREP.
~ against
the dollar's climb against the euro
| ~ in
a steady climb in the cost of travel
| ~ out of
a long slow climb out of recession
| ~ to
her rapid climb to stardom
1 move up towards the top of sth
ADV.
high
Don't climb too high.
| slowly
PREP.
up
He climbed slowly up the ladder.
PHRASES
climb to the top
We climbed right to the top of the mountain.
| go climbing
(= climb up mountains for sport)He goes climbing in Scotland every summer.
2 move/lead upwards
ADV.
gradually, slowly | steadily | steeply | up
VERB + CLIMB
begin to
The path began to climb quite steeply.
PREP.
from
The road gradually climbs up from the village.
| to
The plane took off and climbed to 20,000 feet.
3 increase
ADV.
sharply, steeply
Prices have climbed sharply in recent months.
| steadily
PREP.
above
The temperature had climbed above 90 degrees.
| from, to
Unemployment has climbed from two million to three million.
Concise dictionary
climbs|climbed|climbingklaɪmnoun
+an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
+an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
+the act of climbing something
verb
+go upward with gradual or continuous progress
+move with difficulty, by grasping
+go up or advance
+slope upward
+improve one's social status
+increase in value or to a higher point
