ladder

英 [ˈlædə(r)]

美 [ˈlædər]

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

复数：ladders　过去分词：laddered　过去式：laddered　现在分词：laddering　第三人称单数：ladders　

高考CET4CET6考研

Collins.2 / BNC.4136 / COCA.4505

牛津词典

noun

• 梯子
  a 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
  1. to climb up/fall off a ladder
     爬上 / 跌下梯子
• （事业上或机构中晋升的）阶梯，途径
  a series of stages by which you can make progress in a career or an organization
  1. to move up or down the social ladder
     爬上 / 跌下社会阶梯
  2. the career ladder
     事业上的阶梯
• （紧身裤袜或长筒袜的）滑丝，抽丝
  a long thin hole in tights or stockings where some threads have broken
• 升级比赛；升级游戏（将参赛者排名，胜者名次前提）
  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

verb

• （使紧身裤袜或长筒袜）出现滑丝，抽丝
  if tights or stockings ladder or you ladder them, a long thin hole appears in them

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

英英释义

noun

• steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs
• a row of unravelled stitches
  1. she got a run in her stocking
  Synonym:runravel
• ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
  1. he climbed the career ladder

verb

• come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
  1. Her nylons were running
  Synonym:run

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