Word · Frequency #21909
creeper
匍匐植物;蔓生植物
核心释义
a plant that grows by creeping
- 1.
爬行的人或物
A person or a thing that crawls or creeps.
- 2.
任何通过匍匐生长的植物(如常春藤或长春花)
any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
- 3.
任何爬行的动物(如蛇)或爬行动物
Any creeping animal (such as a serpent), reptile.
- 4.
在地上爬行或匍匐的人
a person who crawls or creeps along the ground
- 5.
一种便于更换尿布的连体婴儿服
A one-piece garment for infants designed to facilitate access to the wearer's diaper.
- 6.
北半球各种小型食虫鸟,靠硬尾羽和脚爬树干
any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet
- 7.
一种能让幼儿以坐姿或站姿在房间内安全走动的装置
A device which allows a small child to safely roam around a room from a seated or standing position.
- 8.
一种带钉子的金属板,固定在鞋底以防滑
A metal plate with spikes, designed to be worn with shoes to prevent slipping.
- 9.
一种绑在靴子上的刺状装置,用于帮助攀登
A spur-like device strapped to the boot to facilitate climbing.
- 10.
壁炉柴架之间的小型低矮铁件或铁钩
A small low iron, or dog, between the andirons.
- 11.
一种带铁钩或铁爪的工具,用于从井中或其他水中打捞物品
An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dredging up items from a well or other water.
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任何使物料在机器部件间稳定移动的装置,如梳棉机的输送带或谷物筛的内螺旋
Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, such as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen.
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任何匍匐生长的植物(如常春藤或长春花),尤指爬山虎属的攀援植物
Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping, especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus.
- 14.
旋木雀
A treecreeper.
- 15.
一种产自美国东部的淡水贻贝(Strophitus undulatus)
Strophitus undulatus, a freshwater mussel of the eastern United States.
- 16.
一种小型四钩抓钩,用于打捞掉入海底的物体
A small four-hooked grapnel used to recover objects dropped onto the sea bed.
- 17.
某些拖拉机或卡车的最低档位,传动比极低,使车辆以人慢走的速度爬行
The lowest gear of some tractors or trucks: one with so low a gear ratio that the vehicle creeps along at the speed of a human's slow walk.
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一种低矮的带轮平台,人可仰卧其上以更好地接触低矮空间顶部(如车辆底部),也可指类似的带轮矮凳
A low-profile wheeled platform whereupon one may lie on one's back and gain better access to the roof of a space with very low height (such as the underbody of a vehicle), or a low stool similarly wheeled.
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一种鞋,通常为绒面革鞋面和厚绉胶底,与20世纪多种亚文化有关联
A kind of shoe, usually with a suede upper and a thick crepe sole, associated with various 20th-century subcultures.
- 20.
贴地低飞的球。
A ball that travels low, near ground level.
爬行的人或物;任何通过匍匐生长的植物(如常春藤或长春花);任何爬行的动物(如蛇)或爬行动物;在地上爬行或匍匐的人;一种便于更换尿布的连体婴儿服
用法In use
The old stone wall is covered with a green creeper that grows very fast in summer.
用法提示:creeper 在此为名词,指匍匐生长的植物。
We planted a creeper along the fence to make the garden more private.
用法提示:creeper 作名词,表示用于覆盖篱笆的蔓生植物。
This creeper has small white flowers and spreads over the ground.
用法提示:creeper 是名词,指在地面蔓延生长的植物。
a creeper
creeper 作“蔓生植物”讲时是可数名词,单数前加 a。
A creeper grew along the wall.
一株蔓生植物沿着墙生长。
be covered with creepers
creepers 是 creeper 的复数形式;注意与 creepy(令人毛骨悚然的)拼写区分。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- Virginia creeper
- 五叶地锦;弗吉尼亚爬山虎
- The Virginia creeper turned bright red in autumn.五叶地锦在秋天变成了鲜红色。
- a fast-growing creeper
- 生长迅速的蔓生植物
- This fast-growing creeper quickly covered the fence.这种生长迅速的蔓生植物很快就爬满了篱笆。
- an evergreen creeper
- 常绿蔓生植物
- Ivy is an evergreen creeper that stays green all year.常春藤是一种全年保持常绿的蔓生植物。
- a flowering creeper
- 开花的蔓生植物
- A flowering creeper adds color to the garden wall.开花的蔓生植物为花园围墙增添了色彩。
- be covered with creepers
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
creeper = creep(爬)+ er(者),在地上爬行的植物,如常春藤。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:gardening、plant descriptions、botany 「creeper」指匍匐或攀缘生长的植物,如常春藤。这个说法在园艺和植物介绍中比较常见,语气中性;正式植物学材料中也会用。日常口语里有时更常说 climbing plant 或 vine,但 creeper 本身没有明显的口语或书面限制。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with creeper: sleeper, keeper, deeper, and weeper share the spelling pattern -eeper, while cheaper and reaper use -eaper for the same /iːpə/ sound. Beware lookalikes such as creepy (/ˈkriːpi/) and creep (/kriːp/), which look related but do not rhyme with creeper because they lack the final /ə/.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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