be creepy
主语常为地点或情况,整句表示该事物让人感到恐惧不安。
Walking through the empty hospital at night is creepy.
晚上穿过空无一人的医院令人毛骨悚然。
令人毛骨悚然的;令人起鸡皮疙瘩的
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
令人毛骨悚然的;令人起鸡皮疙瘩的
causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin
Walking through the empty hospital at night is creepy.
晚上穿过空无一人的医院令人毛骨悚然。
爬行移动的。
Moving by creeping along.
The empty house at the end of the road looks creepy at night.
路尽头那座空房子在晚上看起来令人毛骨悚然。
I had a creepy feeling when I walked through the dark forest alone.
我一个人走过黑暗的森林时,有一种毛骨悚然的感觉。
The way he kept staring at me was creepy.
他一直盯着我看的样子令人毛骨悚然。
主语常为地点或情况,整句表示该事物让人感到恐惧不安。
Walking through the empty hospital at night is creepy.
晚上穿过空无一人的医院令人毛骨悚然。
creepy 作定语时,也可以形容人,尤指让人感到不舒服、想躲开的那种怪异。
She avoided the creepy stranger on the bus.
她躲开了公交车上那个令人毛骨悚然的陌生人。
用 find + 宾语 + 形容词,表示个人主观感受。
I find the sound of the old clock a bit creepy.
我觉得那个老钟的声音有点令人毛骨悚然。
make sb feel creepy 强调某事物引起人的不适感或恐惧感。
The way he stares at us makes me feel creepy.
他盯着我们看的样子让我觉得毛骨悚然。
Not this
He creepy.
Use this
He is creepy.
汉语形容词可直接作谓语,但英语形容词作表语时必须加 be 动词。所以表示“他令人毛骨悚然”要说 He is creepy。
Not this
He looked at me creepy.
Use this
He looked at me in a creepy way.
修饰动词 looked 的方式状语不能用形容词 creepy,要用副词或介词短语;in a creepy way 是自然的状语表达。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
令人毛骨悚然的小虫子(爬虫)
The old basement was full of creepy crawlies.
旧地下室里到处都是令人毛骨悚然的小虫子。
毛骨悚然的感觉
Walking through the dark forest gave me a creepy feeling.
穿过黑暗的森林让我有一种毛骨悚然的感觉。
诡异的笑容
He gave me a creepy smile.
他朝我露出一个诡异的笑容。
让人毛骨悚然的家伙
There's a creepy guy standing outside the door.
门口站着一个让人毛骨悚然的家伙。
阴森的老房子
They spent the night in a creepy old house.
他们在一个阴森的老房子里过了一夜。
令人毛骨悚然的电影
We watched a creepy movie last night.
我们昨晚看了一部令人毛骨悚然的电影。
(儿童用语)小爬虫;小虫子
I found a creepy-crawly in my shoe!
我在鞋里发现了一只小虫子!
他们令人毛骨悚然又古怪,神秘又诡异,他们整体都怪诞,亚当斯一家。
The old house on the hill gives me a creepy feeling every time I pass it.
每次经过山上的那座老房子,我都会有一种毛骨悚然的感觉。
Use creepy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
看到creepy里的creep(爬行),想象虫子在你皮肤上爬,顿时毛骨悚然。
语域:informal 常见场景:日常对话、口语评论、恐怖或悬疑语境 creepy 是口语化的形容词,通常表示‘令人毛骨悚然的’或‘令人讨厌的’,多用于日常对话和非正式写作;正式场合可换用 unsettling 或 disturbing。
与 creepy /ˈkriːpi/ 真正押韵的是 sleepy /ˈsliːpi/ 和 weepy /ˈwiːpi/,都以 /iːpi/ 结尾。注意:creep /kriːp/ 没有词尾的 /i/,creaky /ˈkriːki/ 以 /ki/ 结尾,crepe /kreɪp/ 元音为 /eɪ/,这三个都不押韵。
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