ladder
noun /ˈlædə(r)/
/ˈlædər/
- enlarge imagea piece of equipment for climbing up and down a wall, the side of a building, etc., consisting of two lengths of wood or metal that are joined together by steps or rungs
梯子 - to climb up/fall off a ladder
爬上／跌下梯子
Topics Houses and homesb2, Buildingsb2- He went up the ladder onto the deck.
他沿着梯子上了甲板。 - I was standing lower down the ladder.
我正站在梯子下端。 - Several of the ladder's rungs were broken.
这架梯子有好几根横档断了。 - She was up a ladder fixing the roof.
她在梯子上修理房顶。 - We put up the ladder against the wall.
我们把梯子靠墙支起来。 - We put up the ladder and went to get the paint.
我们支好梯子，去拿油漆。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rickety
- metal
- wooden
- …
- ascend
- clamber up
- climb
- …
- on a/the ladder
- up a/the ladder
- down a/the ladder
- …
- the bottom of a ladder
- the foot of a ladder
- the top of a ladder
- …
- to climb up/fall off a ladder
- [usually singular] a series of stages by which you can make progress in your life or career
（生活上进步或事业上晋升的）阶梯，途径 - to move up or down the social ladder
爬上或跌下社会阶梯 - the career ladder
事业上的阶梯 - (British English) to get onto the property ladder (= buy your first home)
首次购房
- His good looks helped him on the ladder to success.
他的英俊长相帮助他踏上了成功的阶梯。 - She was anxious to move up the promotion ladder.
她渴望得到晋升。 - creatures higher up the evolutionary ladder
处于进化较高阶段的生物 - helping her on the ladder to success
帮助她踏上通向成功的途径 - the ladder of fame
成名的阶梯 - the old problem of how to get onto the first step on the ladder
如何踏上晋升阶梯的第一步这一老问题 - the people at the top of the social ladder
处于社会最上层的人 - Ann is on the bottom rung of the promotional ladder.
安在晋升阶梯的最底层。 - He progressed up the ladder and is now a partner in the firm.
他步步高升，现在是公司的合伙人。 - How quickly you move up the career ladder depends largely on your level of commitment.
你在事业阶梯上晋升的快慢主要取决于你对工作的投入程度。 - Humans are relative newcomers on the evolutionary ladder.
人类是进化阶梯上相对较新的物种。 - I started out at the very bottom of the ladder.
我从最底层开始。 - It is increasingly difficult for young people to get on the housing ladder.
年轻人越来越难登上住房阶梯。 - She was not interested in climbing the corporate ladder.
她无意在公司里往上爬。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- economic
- evolutionary
- social
- …
- ascend
- climb
- move up
- …
- higher up the ladder
- lower down the ladder
- ladder of
- …
- get one foot on the ladder
- have one foot on the ladder
- a rung on the ladder
- …
- to move up or down the social ladder
- (British English) (North American English run)a long, thin hole in tights or stockings where some threads have broken
（紧身裤袜或长筒袜的）滑丝，抽丝 - I've got a ladder in my new tights.
我的新紧身衣里有一个梯子。
- I've got a ladder in my new tights.
- (also ladder tournament)a competition in a particular sport or game in which teams or players are arranged in a list and they can move up the list by defeating one of the teams or players above
升级比赛，升级游戏（将参赛者排名，胜者名次前提） - He’s third on the tennis ladder at work.
他是工作中的第三名。
- He’s third on the tennis ladder at work.
词源Old English hlǣd(d)er, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch leer and German Leiter.