[VERB 动词](人或动物)悄悄地缓慢行进,蹑手蹑脚地移动 When people or animals creep somewhere, they move quietly and slowly.
[V adv/prep]
Back I go to the hotel and creep up to my room...
我回到旅馆,蹑手蹑脚地上楼回到房间。
The rabbit creeps away and hides in a hole.
兔子悄悄溜走,藏进洞里。
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[VERB 动词]缓慢移动 If something creeps somewhere, it moves very slowly.
[V adv/prep]
Mist had crept in again from the sea.
薄雾又从海面上弥漫过来了。
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[VERB 动词]不知不觉地发生 If something creeps in or creeps back, it begins to occur or becomes part of something without people realizing or without them wanting it.
[V in]
[V into n]
[V adv/prep]
[V-ing]
Insecurity might creep in...
可能会不知不觉地产生不安全感。
An increasing ratio of mistakes, perhaps induced by tiredness, crept into her game.
可能是由于体力不支,她在比赛中的失误越来越多。
...a proposal that crept through unnoticed at the National Council in December...
一项于12月份在全国委员会不声不响获得通过的提议
Now his other major works are creeping back into concert programmes...
现在他的其他主要作品又悄然出现在音乐会节目单上。
Their organisation has been subjected to creeping privatisation since 1981.
自1981年以来他们的组织已经被逐渐私有化了。
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[VERB 动词](比率或数值)逐渐增长 If a rate or number creeps up to a higher level, it gradually reaches that level.
[V up to n]
[V up]
[Also V adj-compar]
The inflation rate has been creeping up to 9.5 per cent...
通货膨胀率已攀升至9.5%。
The average number of students in each class is creeping up from three to four.
每个班的平均学生人数已经从3人增长到了4人。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]讨厌鬼; (尤指)讨好卖乖的人,马屁精 If you describe someone as a creep, you mean that you dislike them a great deal, especially because they are insincere and flatter people.
[disapproval]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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[PHRASE 短语]吓人;使惊慌;使心里发毛 If someone or something gives you the creeps, they make you feel very nervous or frightened.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
I always hated that statue. It gave me the creeps.
我一直都很讨厌那座雕像。它让我心里发毛。
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to make someone's flesh creep→see:
flesh
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相关词组:
creep up on
Oxford
creep/kriːp; NAmEkriːp/
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creepcreepscreptcreepingverb(crept,crept/krept; NAmEkrept/)HELPIn the phrasal verb creep sb out,creepedis used for the past simple and past participle. 在短语动词 creep sb out 中,creep 的过去时和过去分词均为 creeped。1[intransitive ](+ adv./prep.)(of people or animals 人或动物)to move slowly, quietly and carefully, because you do not want to be seen or heard 悄悄地缓慢行进;蹑手蹑脚地移动◆I crept up the stairs, trying not to wake my parents.为了尽量不吵醒父母,我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。2[intransitive ](+ adv./prep.)( NAmE) to move with your body close to the ground; to move slowly on your hands and knees 匍匐行进;爬行SYN
crawl
3[intransitive ](+ adv./prep.)to move or develop very slowly 非常缓慢地行进;不知不觉产生;渐渐出现◆Her arms crept around his neck.她的双臂慢慢地搂住了他的脖子。◆A slight feeling of suspicion crept over me.我渐渐地产生了一丝疑虑。4[intransitive ](+ adv./prep.)(of plants 植物)to grow along the ground or up walls using long stemsor roots 蔓生;蔓延☞see also
creeper
5[intransitive ]creep(to sb) ( BrE) ( informal,disapproving) to be too friendly or helpful to sb in authority in a way that is not sincere, especially in order to get an advantage from them 谄媚;巴结;拍马屁IDIOMsee
flesh
n.PHRASAL VERBSˌcreep ˈin/ˈinto sthto begin to happen or affect sth 开始发生(或影响)◆As she became more tired, errors began to creep into her work.由於越来越疲劳,她的工作开始出现差错。ˌcreep sb ˈout(creeped,creeped)( NAmE) ( informal) to make sb feel afraid, uncomfortable or disgusted 使人感到害怕(或不舒服、恶心)◆He said the empty streets creeped him out.他说空旷的街道令他毛骨悚然。ˌcreep ˈupto gradually increase in amount, price, etc. (数量、价格等)逐渐增长◆House prices are creeping up again.住房价格又在渐渐上涨。ˌcreep ˈup on sb1to move slowly nearer to sb, usually from behind, without being seen or heard (通常从后面)缓慢地悄悄靠近◆Don't creep up on me like that!别那样蹑手蹑脚地靠近我!2to begin to affect sb, especially before they realize it (尤指不知不觉地)开始影响(某人)◆Tiredness can easily creep up on you while you're driving.开车时会很容易不知不觉地就累了。noun1[countable ]( informal) a person that you dislike very much and find very unpleasant 讨厌鬼◆He's a nasty little creep!他这小子真让人讨厌!2[countable ]( BrE) ( informal) a person who is not sincere but tries to win your approval by being nice to you 讨好卖乖的人;谄媚奉承的人;马屁精3[uncountable ]( in compounds 构成复合词) ( often disapproving) the development of a project beyond the goal that was originally agreed (对既定目标的)偏离◆The World Bank has been accused of mission creepwhen seeking to address these concerns. 世界银行被指控在寻求处理这些重大事务时偏离使命。◆The inclusion of health data on identity cards was condemned as function creep.在身分证中包含健康资料被谴责为超出功能范围。IDIOMgive sb the ˈcreeps( informal) to make sb feel nervous and slightly frightened, especially because sb/sth is unpleasant or strange 吓人;使惊慌;使心里发毛creep/kriːp; NAmEkriːp/crept/krept; NAmEkrept/
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creep2 noun
creepcreep1 /kriːp/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle crept /krept/) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
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1to move in a quiet, careful way, especially to avoid attracting attentioncreep into/over/around etc Johann would creep into the gallery to listen to the singers. He crept back up the stairs, trying to avoid the ones that creaked.► see thesaurus at
walk
2if something such as an insect, small animal, or car creeps, it moves slowly and quietly → crawlcreep down/along/away etc a caterpillar creeping down my arm3to gradually enter something and change itcreep in/into/over etc Funny how religion is creeping into the environmental debate.4if a plant creeps, it grows or climbs up or along a particular placecreep up/over/around etc ivy creeping up the walls of the building5if mist, clouds etc creep, they gradually fill or cover a placecreep into/over etc Fog was creeping into the valley.6 British English informal to be insincerely nice to someone, especially someone in authority, in order to gain an advantage for yourselfcreep (up) to somebody I’m not the kind of person to creep to anybody.7somebody/something makes my flesh creep used to say that someone or something makes you feel strong dislike or fear: His glassy stare made my flesh creep.creep out phrasal verb informalto make someone feel nervous, uncomfortable, and slightly frightened: He's always staring at me - it creeps me out!creep up on phrasal verb1to surprise someone by walking up behind them silently: Don’t yell – let’s creep up on them and scare them.2if a feeling or idea creeps up on you, it gradually increases: The feeling she had for Malcolm had crept up on her and taken her by surprise.3to seem to come sooner than you expect: Somehow, the end of term had crept up on us.
creep1 verb
creep2 noun
creepcreep2 noun [countable]
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1 especially American English informal someone who you dislike extremely: Get lost, you little creep!2 British English informal someone who tries to make you like them or do things for them by being insincerely nice to you: Don’t try and flatter her – she doesn’t approve of creeps.3give somebody the creeps if a person or place gives you the creeps, they make you feel nervous and a little frightened, especially because they are strange: That house gives me the creeps.4mission/cost/grade etc creep when something gradually starts to go beyond what it was intended to deal with or include: He denied that giving civilian tasks to the NATO forces was a case of mission creep.
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