ladder['lædə]n.1.■梯子2.■梯状物;发迹的阶梯;立身成名的手段3.■一系列攀登的阶梯(或台阶)4.■[英国英语](长统袜上的)抽丝5.■【航海学】绳梯;软梯vt.,vi.1.■[英国英语](长筒袜等)抽丝:It is annoying when stockings ladder.长统袜抽丝时真叫人扫兴。2.■成名,发迹:Twenty years later, he laddered to the top of his profession.20年后,他达到了自己职业的顶峰。ascend the social ladder飞黄腾达,登上社会的上层at the top of the social ladder登上社会的最顶层climb (或get up) the ladder爬上梯[口语]上绞架climb (或go) up the ladder往上爬,官运亨通draw up the ladder after oneself甩掉跟踪的人,使人追不着get one's foot on the ladder开始,着手He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.[谚语]千里之行始于足下。high on the executive ladder高级主管部门的;行政级别高的kick down (或away, over) the ladder过河拆桥,忘恩负义mount a (或the) ladder[口语]上绞架;被处绞刑see through a ladder[口语]看清显而易见的东西
ladderladder[ˈlædə]n.1.■梯子2.■梯状物; [喻]阶梯; 成功的手段3.■[英](长统袜等的)抽丝4.■(挖泥[土]机的)斗[框]架; (分级机的)耙ladder company云梯救火队ladder stitch梯形花样的刺绣ladder way【矿】梯子道the ladder of fame成名的步骤the ladder of success成功的阶梯ladder trencher多斗挖沟机Rest the ladder against the wall.把梯子靠着墙。