Word · Frequency #4156
creep
悄悄移动;潜行
to move slowly and quietly, especially in a stealthy way; to gradually enter or appear without being noticed
- 1.
To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
腹部贴近地面缓慢移动。
- 2.
To grow across a surface rather than upwards.
在表面上横向生长而非向上生长。
- 3.
To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
缓慢而安静地朝某个方向移动
- 4.
To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.
通常朝某个方向进行小的逐步变化
- 5.
To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to insinuate itself or oneself.
以隐秘或秘密的方式移动;不易察觉地或暗中移动;渗透
- 6.
To slip, or to become slightly displaced.
滑动或稍微移位
- 7.
To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn.
以奴颜婢膝或过分谦卑的方式行动或表现;谄媚
- 8.
To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl.
感到有昆虫在皮肤上爬行的感觉;爬行
- 9.
To drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable.
在深水中用钩子拖拉,如为回收海底电缆
逐渐出现;不知不觉地发展;爬行;匍匐;蔓生;攀缘;(皮肤)有虫爬的感觉;巴结;谄媚
In use
The cat crept silently toward the mouse.
Ivy was creeping up the wall of the old house.
I felt someone creeping up behind me in the dark.
creep up
作“逐渐上升”讲时,creep up 为不及物用法,常跟价格、成本等主语。
Prices are creeping up again.
价格又在悄悄上涨。
creep up on sb
creep up on 强调悄悄接近,常带“出其不意”的意味,也可引申为疲倦、怀疑等逐渐影响某人。
A stranger crept up on me from behind.
一个陌生人从背后悄悄靠近我。
creep into sth
creep into 可用于具体地点,也可用于抽象事物(如错误、想法等),表示不知不觉地出现。
Doubt began to creep into my mind.
怀疑开始悄悄潜入我的脑海。
Connections
Collocations
- creep up on
- 悄悄接近;不知不觉地影响
- Age crept up on him before he realized it.他还没意识到,岁月就已悄悄向他袭来。
- creep in
- 逐渐混入;悄悄出现
- Mistakes always creep in when the document is long.文件很长时,错误总会悄悄混进来。
- creep along
- 缓慢而小心地移动
- The snake crept along the branch.蛇沿着树枝慢慢爬行。
- make someone's flesh creep
- 使人毛骨悚然
- The strange noise made my flesh creep.那奇怪的声音让我毛骨悚然。
- creep up
- 逐渐上涨;悄悄上升
- The temperature has been creeping up all week.气温整整一周都在悄悄上升。
- creep away
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 creep 想成 sleep 少了 s:趁别人睡着时悄悄爬进来——记住 creep 是“悄悄移动、潜入”。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常描述、书面叙事、植物生长场景 creep 作动词时通常为中性语体,多用于日常描述或书面叙事;在表示植物蔓延、缓慢移动或逐渐变化时都比较自然,既不算正式也不算随意。
Grammar Note
不规则动词: creep - crept - crept; 常用作不及物动词
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 creep /kriːp/ 押韵,都包含拼写 -eep 且发音为 /iːp/。注意:crepe 拼写相似但读作 /kreɪp/,creek 前部发音相近但以 /k/ 结尾,二者都不与 creep 押韵。
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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