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缓慢而悄悄地行进 -
• The cat crept toward the bird. 那只猫悄悄地靠近那只小鸟。 -
• They crept upstairs so as not to wake the old man. 为了不吵醒那个老人,他们蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。 - 2.
爬行,匍匐 -
• The lizard crept along the roof. 壁虎沿屋顶爬行。 - 3.
(时间、感觉等)不知不觉到来;渐渐出现 -
• Time creeps on. 时间在不知不觉中逝去。 -
• Old age is creeping up on me. 我在不知不觉中变老了。 - 4.
(植物)蔓延,蔓生 -
• Ivy crept up all over the wall. 常春藤爬满了墙壁。 - 5.
起鸡皮疙瘩 -
• I hated that horror film-it really made my flesh creep. 我讨厌那部恐怖片,该片真使我毛骨悚然。 - 6.
英 非正式 谄媚;卑躬屈膝 -
• creep into sb.'s favour 以谄媚的行为得到某人的赏识
用法说明
creep, crawl
这两个词都有“爬”的含义。creep指人或猫等用四肢紧贴地面“爬行”,含有缓慢、害怕、秘密或悄然等义,例如:
The baby crept on the carpet.那婴儿在地毯上爬行。
crawl表示身体细长、无足或多足小动物的“爬行”,也含有“爬满”之义,常可引申指让人无法忍受的缓慢,例如:
A snake was crawling along the path.一条蛇沿着小径爬行。
The tree was crawling with worms.树上爬满了虫子。
The holiday traffic crawled along the highway.假日来往车辆沿着公路缓慢行进。