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 |
to climb up/fall off a ladder 爬上╱跌下梯子 |
2. | [ususing] （生活上进步或事业上晋升的）阶梯，途径a series of stages by which you can make progress in your life or career |
to move up or down the social ladder 爬上╱跌下社会阶梯 | |
the career ladder 事业上的阶梯 | |
to get onto the property ladder(= buy your first home) 首次进入有房阶层 |
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 |
