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- v. 攀爬
- v. 争抢
- n. 攀爬
- n. 抢夺
- Definition
- v. to climb or move quickly and awkwardly
- v. to compete eagerly for something
- n. a difficult climb
- n. an eager rush to get or do something
- Example
- The children began to scramble up the hill to reach the top first.
- 孩子们开始争先恐后地爬上山顶。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to climb, using hands and feet (verb).
比较义项：攀爬、爬（动词）。
- scramble 本词
General word for climbing or moving quickly and awkwardly, often up a slope or hill; not limited to narrow vertical objects, and also used loosely for hurried movement.
泛指匆忙笨拙地攀爬或移动，常用于爬坡或爬山，不限于细长直立的物体，也可泛指匆忙的移动。
The hikers scrambled up the rocky slope before the storm arrived.
徒步者们在暴风雨来临前匆忙笨拙地爬上了多石的斜坡。
- shin
Means to climb quickly up (or down) a narrow, vertical object such as a pole, tree, or drainpipe, gripping with hands and legs; almost always paired with 'up', informal and mainly British.
指迅速地爬上（或爬下）诸如电线杆、树或排水管等细长直立的物体，用手和腿抓握攀爬；几乎总是与“up”连用，是英式非正式用语。
The boy shinned up the drainpipe to fetch his kite from the roof.
那个男孩迅速爬上排水管去取回屋顶上的风筝。
- clamber
Means to climb with effort and difficulty, typically over rough obstacles like rocks, walls, or wreckage; emphasizes slow, laborious movement rather than speed.
指费力地、艰难地攀爬，通常是爬过岩石、墙壁或废墟等障碍物；强调动作缓慢费力，而不是速度快。
Rescue workers clambered over the rubble, searching for survivors after the collapse.
救援人员费力地爬过废墟，在坍塌后搜寻幸存者。
Scramble, shin, and clamber mean to climb with hands and feet. Scramble is a quick, clumsy climb. Shin means climbing fast up something narrow, like a pole. Clamber means climbing slowly over obstacles. Not compared: shin's 'shinbone' sense, and scramble's 'cooking' or 'fighting' senses.
这几个词在“手脚并用、费力地向上爬”这一意义上很接近，但语气和使用场景略有不同：scramble 强调动作匆忙笨拙，shin 强调迅速地攀爬细长直立物，clamber 强调因障碍物而爬得缓慢费力。这里不比较 shin 作名词“胫骨”的意思，也不比较 scramble 表示“炒（蛋）”或“争抢”的意思。