K: They wanted to move to a warmer climate.
ftMl] £!
.
3 [C] a general attitude or feeling; an atmosphere or a situation which exists
in a particular place M fa ; & ffl ; M H
; it H & : the
present political climate Ai ml #} if& 7 H
M o the current climate of opinion (= what people generally are thinking
about a particular issue) g fttj $ [£)
0 a
climate of suspicion/violence ft M. / H jjffi
M H 0 We need to create a climate in which business can prosper.
cli mat ic /klai'maetik/ adj.
[only before noun] connected with the weather of a particular area itfcKHM
:
climatic changes/conditions Mit / ^ft1
►
cli mat ic al ly /-kli/ adv.
cli mat ology /.klaimo'tDladsi; NAmE
-'tail-/ noun [u] the scientific study of climate % M ►
climatological /,klaim0t0'lnd3ikl; NAmE
-'la:d3-/
adj. cli
mat ologist /,klaim0'tDlad3ist;
NAmE -'tail-/ noun
di-max /'klaimaeks/ noun,
verb
m noun 1 the most exciting or important
event or point in time ( TM: to come
to/reach a climax i£fi] 0 the climax of his
political career it ifc ftfl $ ilif 2 the most exciting part of a play,
piece of music, etc. that usually happens near the end ( %m. ) MM 3 the
highest point of sexual
pleasure 14 j® if] HT1 orgasm — compare anticlimax
■
verb 1 ~ with/in sth to come to or form the
best, most exciting, or most important point in sth )
j§i?f] ) : [V] The festival will climax on Sunday with a
gala concert. W
0
[VN] (especially NAmE) The sensational verdict climaxed a six-month trial,
ffl 31 jft sfr W M #:{£-fc3AA'M 2 [V] to have an
ORGASM J*£!]t£^#]
climb 0-w /klaim/ verb, noun
mverb
►
GO UP |-. i 1 ~ (up) (sth) to
go up sth towards the top
I®:
[VN] to climb a mountain/hill/tree/wall Iflsib / /1# o She climbed up
the stairs. 7 0 The
car slowly climbed the
hill, lll^ 0 0 [V]
As they climbed higher, the air became cooler, ftkil 0 Hr
►
GO THROUGH/DOWN/OVER MU; T A ; ii!2[V +adv./
prep.] to
move somewhere, especially with difficulty or effort ( ) IRS: I climbed through the
window. 0 Sue climbed into bed.
ikufc.jjit Mi: A o 0 Can you climb down
? fj; M ~F A (%? 0 The boys climbed over the
wall.
►
MOUNTAIN/ROCK, ETC. |jy
. A 6# 3
go
climbing to
go up mountains or climb
rocks as a hobby or sport
frill, 4(6*4 ( jf- f) ft b$. ) : He
likes to go
climbing most weekends.
►
AIRCRAFT/SUN, ETC. tjl, A PIJ ^ 4 [V] to go higher in
the sky JM 7f; i; ft: The plane climbed to 33 000 feet.
IWJfi'J
33 000
►
SLOPE UP MU 5
[V] to slope upwards MI4±if:
From here the path climbs steeply to the summit. &
&
7
m M'.iiiMo
►
OF PLANTS 6 [V] to grow up a wall
or frame ( f&i#
^7 ) a climbing rose
$6fH^4£6<j&3fc
►
INCREASE iff}]|J 7 [V] (of temperature,
a country’s money,
etc. iUH;, to increase in value or amount
±
fr; fk; ft ft: The dollar has been climbing all
week. 7 M M 7 7 — M.
A ft ft „ o The paper's circula
tion continues to climb.
►
IMPROVE POSITION/STATUS ^ 8 [V] to
move to a higher position
or social rank by your own effort ( )
W7f, In a few
years he had climbed to the
top of his profession, ftklf 11 711] W i: 7IR 'Ik (ft o 0 The team has now climbed to fourth
in the league. 1* APAfjlld.i.ffS<]Mift
H-E&•» M see bandwagon .climb
down (over sth)
to admit that you have
made a mistake or that you were wrong 1/ iA# II -ff; iA II —
related noun climb- down
mnoun
►
MOUNTAIN/STEPS ill ; &fft-;1 an act of climbing
up a mountain, rock or large number of steps; a period of time spent climbing
$6MMRfr$>; ^ 48
(ft Bi |h] : an exhausting
climb 7 AIIAl ^ Ei(J ^ ^ 0 It’s
an
hour’s climb to the summit. jij
M M 4' Hi o
2 a mountain or rock which people climb up
for sport
( ) III, *7 Titan’s Wall is the
mountain’s hardest rock climb. “gAifl”
►
INCREASE In 3 [usually sing.] an increase in value
or
amount fff ^; If ft; jjp : the dollar’s climb against
the euro W7C*jlxJ;7t;#jAf{i
►
TO A HIGHER POSITION OR STATUS M ili .#
01 / Uli fv
4 [usually sing.] progress to a higher
status, standard or position iAf'J
M iftlA/fl, WAf: a rapid climb
to stardom — JEffnJ&AjBf] M
0 the long slow climb out of the recession fa
climbdown /’klaimdaun/ noun
(BrE) an act of admitting that you were wrong, or of changing your
position in an argument iAH; , ( it 7 : The
Chancellor was forced into a humiliating
climbdown on his economic
policies.
climber /'klaim0(r)/
noun 1 a person who climbs
(especially mountains) or an animal that climbs H #; ®lL|#; climbers
and hill walkers $£
lll#ftllJj:l&^'l)ife47#b
Monkeys
are efficient climbers.
2 a climbing plant
—
see also social climber
dimb-ing 0-w/'klaimirj/nou/1 [U]
the sport or activity of
climbing rocks or mountains ^ ill iszb; t°
g° climbing £ lIj o a
climbing
accident f^il|^$c
'climbing frame
(BrE) (NAmE 'jungle gym) noun a structure made of metal bars joined
together for children to climb and play on
—
picture o frame
'climbing wall noun a wall with parts to
hold onto, usually inside a building, for people to practise climbing on ( 4j6*fi$
clime /klaim/
noun
[usually pi.] (literary or humorous) a country with a
particular kind of climate (
M
W ) Ufa E, ik 4fir; H M ^: I’m
heading for sunnier climes next month.
clinch /khntj/
verb, noun
m verb [VN] 1 to succeed in achieving or winning
sth ht 4]
: to
clinch an argument/a deal/a victory
2 to provide the answer
to sth; to settle sth that was not certain #1 #11? ;
ffiA; M/k: ‘I’ll pay your airfare. ’4Okay,
that clinches
it—I’ll come with you.’IA
®
A0 ” 0 a clinching argument
mnoun 1 (informal)
a position in which two lovers hold each other tightly ESSd em
brace
2 a position in a fight
in which two opponents hold each other tightly (
clinch er /'klintja(r)/ noun [usually sing.] (informal) a fact, a remark or an event that settles
an argument, a decision or a competition
ft* )
dine /klain/ noun a series of similar
items in which each is almost the same as the ones next to it, but the last is
very different from the first
mmftfi, nm-^^rnfa -^ziBim^m]
& ) HE| CONTINUUM
ding /khrj/ verb (clung, clung /klArj/) [V] 1 ~ (on) to sb/sth | ~ on/together to hold on tightly to sb/sth M'J#; Mffe: survivors clinging to a raft
0
She clung on to her baby.
4fe
® J L o 0 Cling on tight! % % M \i ! 0 They
clung together, shivering with cold, it 111 ?^jl}
Jl&TI-o o note at hold
2 ~ (to sth) to stick to sth ^ ft; |5f't# :
a dress that clings (= fits closely and shows the shape of your body) | o The wet shirt
clung to his chest. 0 The smell
of smoke still clung to
her clothes. ASS