Word · Frequency #4156
creep
爬行;蠕动
The slow, quiet movement of a small creature such as a worm or snail.
- 1.
The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails).
像蠕虫或蜗牛一样缓慢移动的东西的运动
- 2.
A relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure.
测量中相对较小的逐步变化、偏差或偏移(与计划值相比)
- 3.
A slight displacement of an object; the slight movement of something.
物体的轻微移位;某物的轻微移动
- 4.
The gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively.
超出原始目标或界限的逐渐扩展或扩散,通常被视为负面
- 5.
In sewn books, the tendency of pages on the inside of a quire to stand out farther than those on the outside of it.
在缝制的书籍中,内侧的页面比外侧的页面更突出
- 6.
An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.
随时间增加的应变;材料在应力下的逐渐流动或变形
- 7.
The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.
地表岩石不易察觉的下坡移动
- 8.
A barrier with small openings used to keep large animals out while allowing smaller animals to pass through.
带有小开口的屏障,用于阻止大型动物进入,同时允许小型动物通过
蔓延;过度扩张;缓慢移动;漂移;蠕变;缓慢滑动;幼畜栏;小畜出入口;内页突出;爬移
In use
That guy at the party was a total creep.
I don't like hanging out with those creeps.
He gave me a creepy smile and I knew he was a creep.
the creep of sth
名词 creep 常与 of 连用,表示某事物缓慢而持续的增长或蔓延。
The creep of housing costs has made life harder for young people.
住房成本的逐步上涨使年轻人的生活更加艰难。
a creep toward sth
此结构强调向某一状态或方向逐渐移动,多用于负面语境。
The government's creep toward censorship alarmed journalists.
政府逐步走向审查制度令记者们感到震惊。
creep in sth
在工程语境中,creep 指材料在长期应力下的缓慢变形。
Connections
Collocations
- total creep
- 十足的讨厌鬼
- That guy is a total creep; he never respects personal space.那家伙十足是个讨厌鬼,从不尊重个人空间。
- the creep of
- …的缓慢蔓延
- Farmers are worried about the creep of urbanization into rural areas.农民们担心城市化向农村地区的缓慢蔓延。
- a slow creep
- 缓慢的爬行
- The glacier's slow creep carves the valley over millennia.冰川的缓慢爬行在 millennia 中雕刻出山谷。
Idioms & figurative uses
- creep up on
- 悄悄接近;逐渐逼近Old age creeps up on you before you know it.不知不觉中,老年就悄悄向你逼近了。
- give someone the creeps
- 令人毛骨悚然;使人不寒而栗That old house gives me the creeps.那栋老房子让我毛骨悚然。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象蜘蛛在墙上creep(爬行),令人害怕,名词指让人不适的怪人。
Context & Register
register: informal; typical settings: 日常口语,用于描述令人讨厌或毛骨悚然的人; note_zh: 通常用于非正式场合
Grammar Note
常指令人讨厌的人,可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with creep (/kriːp/). Note that leap is spelled -eap but sounds identical.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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