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。
匍匐植物；蔓生植物
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
a plant that grows by creeping
爬行的人或物
A person or a thing that crawls or creeps.
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
任何爬行的动物(如蛇)或爬行动物
Any creeping animal (such as a serpent), reptile.
在地上爬行或匍匐的人
a person who crawls or creeps along the ground
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
旋木雀
A treecreeper.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
贴地低飞的球。
A ball that travels low, near ground level.
The old stone wall is covered with a green creeper that grows very fast in summer.
旧石墙上爬满了绿色的匍匐植物，夏天长得非常快。
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.
我们沿着篱笆种了一棵蔓生植物，让花园更私密。
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.
这种匍匐植物开白色小花，在地面上蔓延。
用法提示：creeper 是名词，指在地面蔓延生长的植物。
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。
creepers 是 creeper 的复数形式；注意与 creepy（令人毛骨悚然的）拼写区分。
The fence is covered with creepers.
栅栏上爬满了蔓生植物。
vine 泛指藤本植物，涵盖缠绕、攀援和匍匐类型，词义比 creeper 宽泛，不宜在强调'匍匐地面'时直接替换。
climber 强调依附支撑向上攀爬，creeper 多指沿地面或墙面蔓延，不能用于所有匍匐植物。
trailing plant 指茎蔓下垂或沿地表延伸，侧重'蔓生'形态，与 creeper 相比更常用于园艺描述。
groundcover 从覆盖地表的功能角度命名，多指低矮成片的植物，creeper 则强调其生长方式，二者在语境中可替换但不完全对等。
grammar · medium
易错句子The baby is a creeper.
正确表达The baby is a crawler.
creeper 指匍匐生长的植物，不指爬行的人或动物；表示学爬的婴儿要用 crawler。将中文“爬行者”直译为 creeper 是词义误用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The plant growing up the wall is a creeper.
正确表达The plant growing up the wall is a climber.
creeper 指沿地面蔓延的植物，向上攀爬的植物应称为 climber。两者生长方式不同，不能混用。
Creeper 指沿地面或墙面匍匐生长的植物（如常春藤）；climber 则依靠支撑物向上攀爬生长，二者生长方式不同。
Vine 是葡萄等具藤蔓的植物总称，既可能攀爬也可能匍匐生长；creeper 则专指沿地面匍匐蔓生的植物，且不一定结出葡萄之类的果实。
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。
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。
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。
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。
被蔓生植物覆盖
The old wall was covered with creepers.
那堵旧墙被蔓生植物覆盖着。
sleep + er
keep + er
deep + er
cheap + er
reap + er
weep + er
creep（爬行） + -er（表人或物）；同根词：creep, creepy；同缀词：reader, writer
许多匍匐植物依靠卷须攀附或蔓延，是 creeper 常见的生长结构。
定义中列举的一种典型 creeper，既可匍匐也可攀援生长。
定义中提到的另一种 creeping plant，常被用作地被植物。
creeper 常被归为地被植物，用于覆盖裸露地面。
许多 creeper 通过匍匐茎横向蔓延并生根，形成新的植株。
苦力怕？哦，天哪。
When a creeper explodes, it can destroy the player's house.
当苦力怕爆炸时，它能摧毁玩家的房子。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.