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单词 creep
释义
creep
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk
/kriːp/us
/kriːp/
crept|crept
C2
tomoveslowly,quietly, andcarefully, usually inordertoavoidbeingnoticed:
（通常指为避免注意而）缓慢行进，悄悄移动，潜行
Sheturnedoff thelightand creptthroughthedoor.她关上灯，悄悄溜出门。
Someone was creepingaroundoutsidemywindow.有人在我的窗户外蹑手蹑脚地走动。
Thespidercrept up thewall.蜘蛛缓缓地爬上墙。
Thetrafficwas creepingalongat a snail'space.车辆如蜗牛般缓慢移动。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to walk
  • walkThe baby has just learned to walk.
  • strideShe strode purposefully up to the desk and demanded to speak to the manager.
  • marchHe marched right in to the office and demanded to see the governor.
  • strollWe strolled along the beach.
  • wanderShe wandered from room to room, not sure of what she was looking for.
  • ambleShe ambled down the street, looking in shop windows.
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Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to move slowly
  • crawlThere'd been a bad accident on the motorway and traffic was crawling.
  • trundleLorries trundle through the narrow lanes.
  • creepHe crept downstairs, hardly making any noise.
  • trudgeThey trudged wearily through the snow.
  • strollWe spent the afternoon strolling around Budapest.
  • ambleHe ambled over to the window.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Moving to avoid being seen
  • prowl
  • skulk
  • slink
  • sneak
  • spirit
  • stalk
  • stalking
  • steal
  • stealth
  • stealthily
  • stealthy

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Slow and moving slowly

Phrasal verbs

creep in/creep intosomething
creep oversomeone
creep up
creep up on/behindsomeone
creep up onsomeone
creep
noun
informal
uk
/kriːp/us
/kriːp/

creepnoun(PERSON)

[C]UK
someone whotriesto make someone moreimportantlike them by being verypoliteandhelpfulin a way that is notsincere:
谄媚者，奴颜婢膝者，阿谀奉承者
Makingcoffeefor thebossagain? You creep!又在给老板冲咖啡？你这个马屁精！
C2[C]
anunpleasantperson,especiallya man:
讨厌鬼，令人恶心的人（尤指男人）
He was such a creep - he was alwaysstaringat me in thecanteen.他真是个讨厌鬼——在饭厅里他老盯着我看。
[as form of address]Leave mealone, creep!让我一个人呆一会儿，你这个讨厌鬼！
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Praising insincerely or too eagerly
  • backhanded compliment
  • bootlicker
  • bow and scrapeidiom
  • crawler
  • cupboard love
  • fawn
  • glad-handing
  • grovel
  • hagiographic
  • idealization
  • idealize
  • obsequious
  • people pleaser
  • play up tosomeone
  • schmooze
  • servile
  • slobber
  • toady
  • toadying
  • unctuous
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creepnoun(GROWTH)

[U]
thegradualgrowthorincreaseof something in a way that was notexpectedorwanted:
There isgrowingevidencethatlabourcostcreep isbecomingaproblem.
See also
mission creep
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Increasing and intensifying
  • -ify
  • accretion
  • accumulate
  • accumulative
  • add fuel to the fireidiom
  • additive
  • blaze
  • crank
  • hot up
  • increase
  • increment
  • inflame
  • inflation
  • mushroom
  • redouble
  • resurge
  • rocket
  • saturation
  • scalesomethingup
  • stake
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givesomeonethe creeps
tocausesomeone to haveuncomfortablefeelingsofnervousnessorfear:
使…毛骨悚然；使…紧张害怕
Living next to agraveyardwould give me the creeps.住在墓地旁边会令我毛骨悚然。
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(Definition ofcreepfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
creep
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk
/kriːp/us
/kriːp/
crept|crept
C2
tomoveslowly,quietly, andcarefully, usually inordertoavoidbeingnoticed
（通常指为避免注意而）缓慢行进，悄悄移动，潜行
Sheturnedoff thelightand creptthroughthedoor.她关上灯，悄悄溜出门。
Someone was creepingaroundoutsidemywindow.有人在我的窗户外蹑手蹑脚地走动。
Thespidercrept up thewall.蜘蛛缓缓地爬上墙。
Thetrafficwas creepingalongat a snail'space.车辆如蜗牛般缓慢移动。

Phrasal verbs

creep in/creep intosth
creep oversb
creep up
creep up on/behindsb
creep up onsb
creep
noun
informal
uk
/kriːp/us
/kriːp/

creepnoun(PERSON)

[C]UK
someone whotriesto make someone moreimportantlike them by being verypoliteandhelpfulin a way that is notsincere
谄媚者，奴颜婢膝者，阿谀奉承者
Makingcoffeefor thebossagain? You creep!又在给老板冲咖啡？你这个马屁精！
C2[C]
anunpleasantperson,especiallya man
讨厌鬼，令人恶心的人（尤指男人）
He was such a creep - he was alwaysstaringat me in thecanteen.他真是个讨厌鬼——在饭厅里他老盯着我看。
[as form of address]Leave mealone, creep!让我一个人呆一会儿，你这个讨厌鬼！
givesbthe creeps
tocausesomeone to haveuncomfortablefeelingsofnervousnessorfear
使…毛骨悚然；使…紧张害怕
Living next to agraveyardwould give me the creeps.住在墓地旁边会令我毛骨悚然。

creep| American Dictionary

creep
verb[Ialways+ adv/prep]
us
/krip/

creepverb[I always + adv/prep](MOVE CAREFULLY)

past tense and past participlecreptus/krept/
tomovequietlyandcarefully, usually inordertoavoidbeingnoticed:
I crept around thecorner,hopingmybrotherwouldn’tseeme.

creepverb[I always + adv/prep](MOVE SLOWLY)

past tense and past participlecrept
tomoveveryslowly:
We were creeping along in rush-hourtraffic.

Phrasal verb

creep up onsomeone
creep
noun[C]
slang
us
/krip/

creepnoun[C](PERSON)

apersonyouthinkisunpleasantand to beavoided:
Thatguyupstairsis such a creep.
(Definition ofcreepfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

creep| Business English

creep
verb[I]
uk
/kriːp/us
tochangeveryslowly,especiallytoincrease:
FuelpricesdroppedinApril, but they arestartingto creephighernow.

Phrasal verbs

creep in/creep into sth
creep up/creep upwards
creep
noun[U]
uk
/kriːp/us
slowandgradualchange,especiallywhen somethingincreases:
Gasolinepricecreephas beennoticeablerecently.
Theeconomiccrisisnow has a newdimension: thesteadycreep ofinflation.
(Definition ofcreepfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcreep

creep
A handful of minor typographical errors have crept in (mostly punctuation), and the odd table is poorly labelled.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As the creeping ray propagates along the surface, it continuously emits surface-diffracted rays ud with exponentially decreasing initial amplitude.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A strong interaction theory for the creeping motion of a sphere between plane parallel boundaries.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Expression of pokeweed antiviral proteins in creeping bentgrass.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Another troubling point has to do with the seeming anthropomorphism that has crept into the debate about the "real" function of an adaptation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I apologize in advance if any inaccuracies or discrepancies have crept in during production.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The audience, in a sense, became the enemy, as she had to keep out of their view while stealthily creeping along to reach the actors.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Our results that creeping cercariae sensitively and specifically orientate along increasing arginine gradients suggested a role of arginine as an intraspecific pheromone.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A corner within the illuminated region also leads to an expansion fan and hence to creeping fields.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A similar blandness creeps into his theoretical statements because of his desire not to overgeneralise or be deterministic.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As provincial firms grew in scale and influence, advertisements for their products crept into the pages of the national press and specialist periodicals.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As the deer resumes its activity, the hunter creeps toward the deer again.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The first was creeping desiccation as reflected in the shrinkage of the wetlands.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Similar analyses to those described above still apply but some interesting extra features emerge, particularly with respect to the creeping field.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The academic operation may be successful, but the patients may be dying, especially in these times of creeping illiteracy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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