ladder

noun

1. 梯子
   a piece of equipment for climbing up and down a wall, the side of a building, etc., consisting of two lengths of wood or metal that are joined together by steps or rungs
   1. to climb up/fall off a ladder
      爬上 / 跌下梯子
2. （事业上或机构中晋升的）阶梯，途径
   a series of stages by which you can make progress in a career or an organization
   1. to move up or down the social ladder
      爬上 / 跌下社会阶梯
   2. the career ladder
      事业上的阶梯
3. （紧身裤袜或长筒袜的）滑丝，抽丝
   a long thin hole in tights or stockings where some threads have broken
4. 升级比赛；升级游戏（将参赛者排名，胜者名次前提）
   a competition in a particular sport or game in which teams or players are arranged in a list and they can move up the list by defeating one of the teams or players above

verb

1. （使紧身裤袜或长筒袜）出现滑丝，抽丝
   if tights or stockings ladder or you ladder them, a long thin hole appears in them

1. 梯子
   A ladder is a piece of equipment used for climbing up something or down from something. It consists of two long pieces of wood, metal, or rope with steps fixed between them.
2. N-SING （社会、组织或系统中晋升或降级的）梯级，阶梯
   You can use the ladder to refer to something such as a society, organization, or system which has different levels that people can progress up or drop down.
   1. If they want to climb the ladder of success they should be given that opportunity...
      假如他们有出人头地的意愿，就应该给他们那样的机会。
   2. She admired her mother's sister for moving up the social ladder.
      她羡慕姨妈社会地位的提升。
3. N-COUNT （女性长筒袜或裤袜的）抽丝，脱线
   A ladder is a hole or torn part in a woman's stocking or tights, where some of the vertical threads have broken, leaving only the horizontal threads.
   1. Her hair was a mess and there was a ladder in her tights.
      她头发乱糟糟，裤袜脱了线。

in AM, use 美国英语用 run

1. They move freely from one department to another as they ascend the civil service ladder.
   随着仕途晋升，他们可以在部门间随意调动。
2. 'Jacob's Ladder', the newest film by Adrian Lyne, is a post-Vietnam horror story.
   阿德里安·莱恩的最新电影《雅各的天梯》讲的是一个发生在越战后的恐怖故事。
3. Kelly climbed down the ladder into the water
   凯莉顺着梯子下到水里。
4. Double-check that the ladder is secure
   再检查一下那梯子是否牢固。
5. If you have to climb up, use a firm platform or a sturdy ladder.
   如果非要爬上去，就踩在一个稳固的台子上或者找把结实的梯子。
6. He was halfway up the ladder
   他正爬到梯子一半。
7. If they want to climb the ladder of success they should be given that opportunity
   假如他们有出人头地的意愿，就应该给他们那样的机会。
8. She admired her mother's sister for moving up the social ladder.
   她羡慕姨妈社会地位的提升。
9. They want to see more women take their place higher up the corporate or professional ladder.
   他们希望看到更多的女性在管理或职业的阶梯上占据高位。
10. The ceiling he had just plastered fell in and knocked him off his ladder.
    他刚抹上灰泥的天花板塌了，把他从梯子上砸了下来。
11. I swung myself onto the ladder and felt for the next rung.
    我纵身跳到梯子上，摸索着下一根横档。
12. There has never been a better time to get on the first rung of the property ladder.
    迈出置业第一步的最佳时机莫过于此。
13. The ladder blew sideways
    长筒袜的一侧抽丝了。
14. Two men were on the bridge-deck, steadying a ladder
    两名男子在船桥甲板上扶着一架梯子不让它摇晃。
15. Her whole body began to buckle, unbalancing the ladder
    她整个身体开始弯曲，搞得梯子倾侧起来。
16. He was up a ladder sawing off the tops of his apple trees
    他正站在梯子顶上锯他那颗苹果树的树冠。
17. Millson saw the workman, Terry, descending the ladder.
    米尔森看见工人特里正从梯子上下来。
18. The ladder rested against the wall.
    梯子倚在墙上。
19. Slope the ladder a bit.
    把梯子放坡点。
20. He lost his balance and fell from the ladder.
    他失去平衡，从梯子上摔下来。
21. The ladder will be more secure here.
    梯子靠这儿比较牢稳。
22. The boys climbed the ladder to pick the apples off the tree and then bore them down.
    男孩子们爬上梯子从树上摘下苹果，然后带下来。
23. Hold the ladder while I climb up.
    你扶着点儿梯子，我上去。
24. Climb to the top of the ladder and chuck the apples down to me.
    爬到梯子上端，把苹果摘下来扔给我。
25. You're not safe on that ladder, a branch could knock you off.
    你站在那个梯子上不安全，树枝会把你碰下来的。
26. He slipped off the ladder and fell to the ground.
    他从梯子上滑下来摔在地上。
27. He fell off the ladder.
    他从梯子上掉下来。
28. The loft can be accessed by a ladder.
    搭梯子可以上阁楼。
29. The ladder went at the critical moment.
    在关键时刻梯子垮了。
30. We must get a ladder to get at the apples.
    我们得弄个梯子来，才能够着那些苹果。

noun

1. steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs

2. a row of unravelled stitches
   1. she got a run in her stocking

   Synonym:    runravel

3. ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
   1. he climbed the career ladder

verb

1. come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
   1. Her nylons were running

   Synonym:    run