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单词 ladder
释义
ladder
noun
uk
/ˈlæd.ər/us
/ˈlæd.ɚ/

laddernoun(EQUIPMENT)

B1[C]
apieceofequipmentused forclimbingup and down, that consists of twoverticalbarsorpiecesofropejoinedto each other by a set ofhorizontalsteps:
梯子
She wasupa ladder,cleaningthewindow.她站在梯子上擦窗子。
picture of ladder
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  • Getting up the ladder waseasyenough - it was coming down that was theproblem.
  • The ladder won'tquitereachthetopof thewall.
  • Mysonbrokearibwhen hefelloff a ladder.
  • That ladder doesn'tlooksafe.
  • One of thestepson the ladder isbroken.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parts of buildings: stairs & lifts
  • chairlift
  • chute
  • drag lift
  • dumb waiter
  • elevator
  • escalator
  • fire escape
  • flight
  • lift
  • rope ladder
  • rung
  • stair
  • staircase
  • stairlift
  • step
  • stepladder
  • stoep
  • stoop
  • tread
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laddernoun(SERIES OF STAGES)

C1[S]
aseriesofincreasinglyimportantjobsorstagesin aparticulartypeofworkorprocess:
（职位晋升的）阶梯；（发展的）阶段
Once hestartedat Paramount in 1967, hemovedrapidlyup thecorporateladder.1967年他开始在派拉蒙电影公司工作，此后他在公司里升得很快。
a firstrung/stepontheemploymentladder职场的第一个台阶
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Order and sequence - general words
  • alphabetize
  • around
  • back end
  • be a chapter of accidentsidiom
  • catalogue
  • chapter
  • cycle
  • inline
  • linearity
  • linearly
  • litany
  • merry-go-round
  • priority
  • procession
  • secondly
  • sequence
  • sequencing
  • string
  • train
  • wave
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laddernoun(HOLE)

[C]UK
(USrun)
along,verticalholein apairoftightsor astocking
（紧身裤袜或长筒袜的）抽丝，滑丝
picture of ladder
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Holes, hollows and dips
  • anti-crack
  • aperture
  • blistered
  • chink
  • cranny
  • cratering
  • escape hatch
  • gouge
  • hollow
  • imprint
  • intake
  • interstice
  • leak
  • leaky
  • nook
  • nooks and cranniesidiom
  • piercing
  • pinprick
  • tear
  • void
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Tearing and breaking into pieces

laddernoun(COMPETITION)

[C]mainlyUK
(alsoladder tournament)
(inparticularsports) asystemin which all theplayerswhoplayregularlyare given apositionin alistand canimprovetheirpositionbybeatingotherplayersin thatlist:
（某项体育比赛采用的）阶梯晋级赛
asquashladder壁球阶梯晋级赛
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Competitions, & parts of competitions
  • be a game of two halvesidiom
  • beauty contest
  • beauty pageant
  • benefit match
  • competition
  • contest
  • debate
  • head-to-head
  • on your marks, get set, go!idiom
  • peloton
  • postgame
  • postseason
  • pre-meeting
  • premiership
  • pro-am
  • quiz
  • spelling bee
  • the Champions League
  • the Premier League
  • under starter's ordersidiom
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ladder
verb[IorT]
UK
uk
/ˈlæd.ər/us
/ˈlæd.ɚ/
(USrun)
If apairoftightsor astockingladders or if you ladder it, alongholeappearsin it:
（紧身衣、袜子）抽丝；被刮破
Damn! That's the secondpairoftightsI've laddered today!真该死！我今天换上的第二双长筒袜也刮破了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Tearing and breaking into pieces
  • apart
  • asunder
  • bobble
  • bobbly
  • break(something)off
  • catch
  • crack
  • fall apart
  • fall to piecesidiom
  • fragment
  • fragmentation
  • fragmented
  • frayed
  • rip
  • splinter
  • split
  • sunder
  • tearsomethingapart
  • tearsomethingup
  • teardown
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(Definition ofladderfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

ladder| American Dictionary

ladder
noun[C]
us
/ˈlæd·ər/
apieceofequipmentused forclimbingup and down, and consisting of twoverticalbarsjoinedby a set ofhorizontalsteps:
fig.In only a fewyearsshemanagedtoclimbup thecorporateladder(=achievesuccessin thebusinessworld)tobecomeavicepresident.
(Definition ofladderfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

ladder| Business English

ladder
noun[C,usually singular]
uk
/ˈlædər/us
a way of referring to aseriesofincreasinglyimportantjobs, orstagesin aparticulartypeofworkorprocess:
Mosttopexecutiveshad toclimbthe ladder.
Theseentry-leveljobswillofferyou achanceto getyourfooton the firstrungof theemploymentladder.
First-timebuyersaredesperateto get on thehousingladder.

See also

career ladder
corporate ladder
the property ladder
(Definition ofladderfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofladder

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Rising levels of net disposable income allowed town-dwellers to climb the housingladder, thereby reducing some at least of the ravages of infection.
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Those who could adjust often ascended the social ladders that were newly created.
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Both of these suffixes are obligatory, and show respect for those higher up on the social-stratificationladder.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For those on the bottom rungs of their occupationalladder, there are particular dangers.
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At extreme deformations, this mode leads to a so-called 'ladder' form where the two backbones are almost parallel.
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After the first cycle a second aliquot is added, after the second cycle a third, etc. so building up aladder.
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They had more natural feelings than those who climbed up the powerladderof the company's management.
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You're on theladder, being handed on from one master to the next.
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The latter they interpreted as aladderfor stepping on rather than aladderwith steps.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The major achievement of the energyladdermodel in its simplest form is the ability to capture the strong income dependency of fuel choices.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The library is editable by the user, and each template can contain both low-level control behaviour (written inladderdiagram) and higher-level intelligent behaviour.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The energyladdermodel envisions a three-stage fuel switching process.
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Networks of charge-charge interactions in proteins measured by charge ladders and capillary electrophoresis.
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We see wood that has been made into aladderrather than aladderthat has been made out of wood.
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Further down the line, on the lowest rung of theladder, we meet with names which seem to have been drawn out of a hat.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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