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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。
悄悄移动；潜行
creeping — present participle of creep
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
悄悄移动；潜行
to move slowly and quietly, especially in a stealthy way; to gradually enter or appear without being noticed
Prices are creeping up again.
价格又在悄悄上涨。
腹部贴近地面缓慢移动。
To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
在表面上横向生长而非向上生长。
To grow across a surface rather than upwards.
缓慢而安静地朝某个方向移动
To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
通常朝某个方向进行小的逐步变化
To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.
creep
Base
原形
creeps
3rd person
第三人称单数
creeping
-ing
现在分词
crept
Past
过去式
crept
Past participle
过去分词
He creeps into the room silently.
他悄悄地爬进房间。
The cat crept under the bed.
猫爬到了床底下。
The vines are creeping up the wall.
藤蔓正在爬上墙。
不规则动词：creep - crept - crept
The cat crept silently toward the mouse.
猫悄悄地爬向老鼠。
Ivy was creeping up the wall of the old house.
常春藤在旧房子的墙上蔓延。
I felt someone creeping up behind me in the dark.
我感觉到有人在黑暗中悄悄接近我。
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 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 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。
Not this
He crept the room to avoid waking her.
Use this
He crept into the room to avoid waking her.
creep 是不及物动词，不能直接带表示地点的宾语；表示悄悄进入某处时要用介词 into，构成 creep into...
Not this
Typos always creep on the printed text.
Use this
Typos always creep into the printed text.
表示错误等悄悄混入或渗透进某处时，固定搭配是 creep into；介词 on 只表示“在表面上”，不能表达“进入文本之中”的意思。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
缓慢而小心地移动
The snake crept along the branch.
蛇沿着树枝慢慢爬行。
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。
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。
悄悄溜走；悄然离开
She crept away to avoid being seen.
为了不被人看见，她悄悄溜走了。
使某人毛骨悚然；使某人感到恐惧或厌恶
The horror movie made my flesh creep.
那部恐怖片让我毛骨悚然。
悄然来袭；不知不觉地靠近
Loneliness crept up on him after he moved to a new city.
搬到新城市后，寂寞不知不觉地袭上他心头。
不知不觉地进入；悄悄混入
Small errors can creep in if you don't proofread carefully.
如果不仔细校对，小错误就会悄悄混入。
我偷偷摸摸，我偷偷摸摸。
He crept into the kitchen and took a cookie.
他蹑手蹑脚地溜进厨房，拿了一块饼干。
Use creeping naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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”。
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。
不规则动词: creep - crept - crept; 常用作不及物动词
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