Word · Frequency #11888
creeks
小溪，小河
creeks is the plural of creek.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
比river小，常为支流
- 1.
Any turn or winding.
任何转弯或弯曲。
- 2.
One of a Native American tribe from the Southeastern United States, also known as the Muscogee.
美国东南部的一个美洲原住民部落,也称为马斯科吉
- 3.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
小溪；支流
- 4.
any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma
克里克人(原居佐治亚和阿拉巴马,现主要居俄克拉荷马)
任何转弯或弯曲。；美国东南部的一个美洲原住民部落,也称为马斯科吉；小溪；支流；克里克人(原居佐治亚和阿拉巴马,现主要居俄克拉荷马)；小溪
In use
The children love to play by the creek after school.
We followed the creek until it reached a small waterfall.
The creek is shallow enough to cross on foot.
the creek dried up every summer
cross a/the creek
用冠词 a 表示泛指，the 表示特指。
We had to cross a creek to reach the meadow.
我们必须穿过一条小溪才能到达草地。
along the creek
表示沿着小溪的路线。
They walked along the creek every morning.
他们每天早晨沿着小溪散步。
in the creek
表示在小溪的水中或溪流内。
Connections
Collocations
- a babbling creek
- 潺潺的小溪
- We could hear a babbling creek behind the cabin.我们能听到小屋后有一条潺潺的小溪。
- creek bed
- 小溪的河床
- The creek bed was dry in the summer.夏天里小溪的河床干涸了。
- cross the creek
- 渡过小溪
- We crossed the creek to reach the meadow.我们渡过小溪到达草地。
- follow the creek
- 沿着小溪走
- Follow the creek until you see the bridge.沿着小溪走，直到你看到那座桥。
- mountain creek
- 山间小溪
- The mountain creek flows clear and cold.山间小溪清澈而寒冷地流淌。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
小溪 creek 中间的 ee 像两道流动的水波；发音 /kriːk/ 似溪水的咕咕声（联想记忆，非词源）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、地理或自然描述 “creek”表示小溪、小河时，通常属于中性常用词，口语和书面语都适用；在美式英语中尤其常见，多用于指比河小的自然水流。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These all rhyme with creek (/kriːk/), ending in the same vowel sound /iː/ plus /k/. Leek, peek, week, cheek, and sleek share the spelling pattern -eek; creak is spelled -eak but is pronounced exactly the same. Beware of lookalikes such as crick (/krɪk/), which has a short /ɪ/ and does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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