ladder

英 [ˈlædə(r)]

美 [ˈlædər]

n. 梯子; (事业上或机构中晋升的)阶梯，途径; (紧身裤袜或长筒袜的)滑丝，抽丝
v. (使紧身裤袜或长筒袜)出现滑丝，抽丝

复数：ladders　过去分词：laddered　过去式：laddered　现在分词：laddering　第三人称单数：ladders　

Collins.2 / BNC.4136 / COCA.4505

牛津词典

noun

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
（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
（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
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

（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

梯子
Aladderis 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.
N-SING （社会、组织或系统中晋升或降级的）梯级，阶梯
You can usethe ladderto 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。
N-COUNT （女性长筒袜或裤袜的）抽丝，脱线
Aladderis 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

noun

steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs
a row of unravelled stitches
1. she got a run in her stocking
Synonym:runravel
ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
1. he climbed the career ladder

verb

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

He lost his balance and fell from the ladder.
他失去平衡，从梯子上摔下来。
The ladder rested against the wall.
梯子倚在墙上。
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。
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。
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。
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。
He was halfway up the ladder
他正爬到梯子一半。
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。
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。
Slope the ladder a bit.
把梯子放坡点。