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梯子
A ladder is 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.
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（社會、組織或系統中晉升或降級的）梯級，階梯
You can use the ladder to refer to something such as a society, organization, or system which has different levels that people can progress up or drop down.
例句
If they want to climb the ladder of success they should be given that opportunity...
假如他們有出人頭地的意愿，就應該給他們那樣的機會。
She admired her mother's sister for moving up the social ladder.
她羨慕姨媽社會地位的提升。
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（女性長筒襪或褲襪的）抽絲，脫線
A ladder is 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.
例句
Her hair was a mess and there was a ladder in her tights.
她頭發亂糟糟，褲襪脫了線。