Rung



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 梯子横挡, 梯级
• ［英］ n. 梯子横挡, 梯级 ( cross-bars that form the steps of a ladder)

Webster Collegiate

I. *past participle of ring II. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrung crossbar; akin to Gothic hrunga staff and perhaps to Old English hring ring — more at ring
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. a rounded crosspiece between the legs of a chair
  • b. one of the crosspieces of a ladder
• 2. Scottish a heavy staff or cudgel
• 3. a spoke of a wheel
• 4. a level in a hierarchy <rise a few rungs on the social scale — H. W. Van Loon>

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