Tra từ climb - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

climb [climb climbs climbed climbing] verb, noun BrE [klaɪm] NAmE [klaɪm]
verb

GO UP
1. transitive, intransitive ~ (up) (sth) to go up sth towards the top
•to climb a mountain/hill/tree/wall
• She climbed up the stairs.
• The car slowly climbed the hill.
•As they climbed higher, the air became cooler.

GO THROUGH/DOWN/OVER
2. intransitive + adv./prep. to move somewhere, especially with difficulty or effort
• I climbed through the window.
• Sue climbed into bed.
•Can you climb down?
•The boys climbed over the wall.

MOUNTAIN/ROCK, ETC.
3. go climbingto go up mountains or climb rocks as a hobby or sport
• He likes to go climbing most weekends.

AIRCRAFT/SUN, ETC.
4. intransitive to go higher in the sky
• The plane climbed to 33 000 feet.
• The sun climbed higher in the sky.

SLOPE UP
5. intransitive to slope upwards
• From here the path climbs steeply to the summit.

OF PLANTS
6. intransitive to grow up a wall or frame
•a climbing rose

INCREASE
7. intransitive (of temperature, a country's money, etc.)to increase in value or amount
• The dollar has been climbing all week.
• The paper's circulation continues to climb.
•Membership is climbing steadily.

IMPROVE POSITION/STATUS
8. intransitive ~ (to sth) to move to a higher position or social rank by your own effort
•In a few years he had climbed to the top of his profession.
•The team has now climbed to fourth in the league.
see climb/jump on the bandwagon at ↑bandwagon
related noun ↑climbdown
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English climban, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klimmen, also to ↑cleave ‘to stick close to something’.

Thesaurus:
climb verb
1. T, I
•The boys climbed over the wall.
go up (sth) • • scramble • • clamber • |formal mount • • ascend • |written scale •
climb/go/scramble/clamber up sth
climb/scramble/clamber over sth
climb/go up/ascend/scale a mountain
climb/go up/scramble up/clamber up/ascend/scale a ladder
Climb or go up? To climb sth usually takes more effort than to go up.
2. I
•The path climbs steeply to the summit.
slope • • rise •
Opp: descend
climb/slope/rise towards sth
a road/path climbs/slopes
climb/slope/rise steeply

Example Bank:
•Don't climb too high.
•He climbed into the truck and drove off.
•He climbed slowly up the ladder.
•He goes climbing every summer.
•I climbed over the fence into the meadow.
•Prices have climbed sharply in recent months.
•The path began to climb quite steeply.
•The path climbs steeply up the mountainside.
•The plane took off and climbed to 20 000 feet.
•The road gradually climbs up from the town.
•The temperature had climbed above 90 degrees.
•The vaccination rate began to climb slowly.
•Two boys climbed onto the roof.
•Unemployment has climbed from two million to three million.
•We climbed right to the top of the mountain.
•He goes climbing most weekends.
•I loved climbing trees when I was a kid.
•The dollar/temperature has been climbing all week.
•The paper's circulation continues to climb.
•Unemployment is still climbing.
Derived: ↑climb down

noun

MOUNTAIN/STEPS
1. an act of climbing up a mountain, rock or large number of steps; a period of time spent climbing
•an exhausting climb
•It's an hour's climb to the summit.
2. a mountain or rock which people climb up for sport
•Titan's Wall is the mountain's hardest rock climb.

INCREASE
3. usually singular an increase in value or amount
•the dollar's climb against the euro

TO A HIGHER POSITION OR STATUS
4. usually singular progress to a higher status, standard or position
•a rapid climb to stardom
•the long slow climb out of the recession

Word Origin:
Old English climban, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klimmen, also to ↑cleave ‘to stick close to something’.

Example Bank:
•I was fitter the first time I did the climb.
•The airline faces an uphill climb to compete with top air carriers.
•They began the long climb up the hill.
•We rode to Pamba then made the final climb on foot.
•a long slow climb out of recession
•a steady climb in the cost of travel
•her rapid climb to stardom
•the short climb from the road to the summit
•the upward climb of interest rates
•It's an hour's climb to the summit.
•Titan's Wall is the mountain's hardest rock climb.