- 1.
爬行；匍匐前进 -
• A beetle is crawling along a leaf. 一条甲虫正沿着树叶爬行。 -
• The wounded man crawled painfully to the phone. 那个受了伤的人忍着疼痛爬到了电话旁。 - 2.
缓慢(而费劲)地经过 -
• The car had to crawl along because of the snow. 因为下雪，所以汽车必须缓慢地前进。 -
• The hours crawl by. 时间慢慢地过去。 - 3.
爬满(虫子等)；挤满；充满 -
• The kitchen was crawling with ants. 厨房里爬满了蚂蚁。 - 4.
(皮肤上)起鸡皮疙瘩 -
• The strange sound made her skin crawl. 这种奇怪的声音使她汗毛直竖。 - 5.
巴结；奉承 -
• She got her job by crawling to the chief engineer. 她由于讨好总工程师才得到这份工作。