ladderlad•der /'lædəʳ/

n C

1. 梯子

• She was standing on a ladder picking apples. 她正站在梯子上摘苹果。

• climb up the ladder 爬梯子

2. 英 (长统袜等的)梯形裂缝，抽丝

3. 阶梯，门路；成功的手段

• Hard work is often a ladder to success. 发奋工作常常是通向成功的阶梯。

• The mathematician has reached the highest rung on the ladder of human thought. 这位数学家已达到了人类思维的最高峰。

4. (壁球、乒乓球等运动中的)排名次表

词组draw up the ladder after oneself 使人追不上；甩掉跟踪的人