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creek n.小湾，小溪 creek (n.) mid-15c., creke "narrow inlet in a coastline," altered from kryk (early 13c.; in place names from 12c.), probably from Old Norse kriki "corner, nook," perhaps influenced by Anglo-French crique, itself from a Scandinavian source via Norman. Perhaps ultimately related to crook and with an original notion of "full of bends and turns" (compare dialectal Swedish krik "corner, bend; creek, cove").Extended to "inlet or short arm of a river" by 1570s, which probably led to use for "small stream, brook" in American English (1620s). Also used there and in Canada, Australia, New Zealand for "branch of a main river," possibly from explorers moving up main rivers and seeing and noting mouths of tributaries without knowing they often were extensive rivers of their own. Slang phrase up the creek "in trouble," often especially "pregnant," first recorded 1941, perhaps originally armed forces slang for "lost while on patrol."Creek Indian tribe or confederation, 1725, named for creek, the geographical feature, and abbreviated from Ochese Creek Indians, from the place in Georgia where English first encountered them. Native name is Muskogee, a word of uncertain origin. 【记】音：渴润口，口渴润润嗓子的小溪；crook 弯曲，原指弯曲的小溪水；同brook 小溪，容忍 字形也有些象；【相关】creep 爬 (crap 废物才在地上爬 crap一词很口语)

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[kri:k] 【英】 n. 小湾，小溪(a small stream, somewhat larger than a brook)【考】 creek : river / peddle : rock / hill : mountain(小河和河流/小卵石 和石头/小山和山)【记】 比较:creep(爬行),cr eel(鱼篮)【同】 近形词: 比较：creep(爬行)， creel(鱼篮) n. 小湾, 小溪(常指一条河流的断断续续的支流)【记】娃娃鱼在creek里creep(v 爬行), 结果被creel(n 捕鱼篮)抓住了!【类】creek: river = peddle: rock = hill: mountain小河和河流 = 小卵石和石头 = 小山和山

单词	creek
音标	[kri:k]
解释	n.小湾，小溪
红宝书	【英】 n. 小湾，小溪(a small stream, somewhat larger than a brook) 【考】 creek : river / peddle : rock / hill : mountain(小河和河流/小卵石和石头/小山和山) 【记】比较:creep(爬行),cr eel(鱼篮) 【同】近形词: 比较：creep(爬行)， creel(鱼篮)
字源	creek (n.) mid-15c., creke "narrow inlet in a coastline," altered from kryk (early 13c.; in place names from 12c.), probably from Old Norse kriki "corner, nook," perhaps influenced by Anglo-French crique, itself from a Scandinavian source via Norman. Perhaps ultimately related to crook and with an original notion of "full of bends and turns" (compare dialectal Swedish krik "corner, bend; creek, cove"). Extended to "inlet or short arm of a river" by 1570s, which probably led to use for "small stream, brook" in American English (1620s). Also used there and in Canada, Australia, New Zealand for "branch of a main river," possibly from explorers moving up main rivers and seeing and noting mouths of tributaries without knowing they often were extensive rivers of their own. Slang phrase up the creek "in trouble," often especially "pregnant," first recorded 1941, perhaps originally armed forces slang for "lost while on patrol." Creek Indian tribe or confederation, 1725, named for creek, the geographical feature, and abbreviated from Ochese Creek Indians, from the place in Georgia where English first encountered them. Native name is Muskogee, a word of uncertain origin.
不择手段背单词	n. 小湾, 小溪(常指一条河流的断断续续的支流) 【记】娃娃鱼在creek里creep(v 爬行), 结果被creel(n 捕鱼篮)抓住了! 【类】creek: river = peddle: rock = hill: mountain小河和河流 = 小卵石和石头 = 小山和山
趣味全助记	【记】音：渴润口，口渴润润嗓子的小溪；crook 弯曲，原指弯曲的小溪水；同brook 小溪，容忍字形也有些象；【相关】creep 爬 (crap 废物才在地上爬 crap一词很口语)

Creek N Stream River Rock Place Corner English