ladder

n

• ① 梯子;绞首台的梯子
  • climb up [down] a ladder上[下]梯子
  • lean a ladder against a wall将梯子靠墙放着
  • set up a ladder架起梯子
  • Walking under a ladder is said to bring bad luck.据说走过梯子下面会带来恶运(据说这是因为古时梯子被用于绞刑和火刑,有暗示死亡的缘故)。

• ② 梯状物

• ③ 【英】(袜子的)梯形裂缝,抽丝(=【美】run)
  • Her stocking had a ladder in it.她的长袜有一道梯形裂缝。

• ④ 1(成功的等的)手段2[通常作the ladder](身分、地位等的)阶级
  • climb the ladder of success登上成功的阶梯
  • He was high on the political ladder.他的政治位阶很高。