一、详细释义:


n.

卑鄙小人,谄媚者 [C]


例句:

Did you see that creep eyeing up every woman at the party?

你看见那个讨厌的家伙了吗?他对聚会上的每个女人都垂涎欲滴地打量不停。


例句:

What does that creep do for you?

那卑鄙小人为你们做了什么?


虫爬着似的感觉,毛骨悚然的感觉 [C]


例句:

The murder gived me the creep.

这次谋杀使我毛骨悚然。


爬行,蠕动 [C]


例句:

The differences between surface creep and saltation are gradual and it is difficult to draw a fixed dividing line.

表面爬行和跳跃之间的差别是渐变的,它很难划一条固定分界线。


v.

爬行;慢慢地移动 [I]


例句:

A baby learns to creep before it learns to walk.

婴儿学会走之前先学会爬。


例句:

I can creep under the door.

我能从门底下爬过去。


蔓延 [I]


例句:

Do not allow chemicals to creep into the sewer grid.

不允许把化学品蔓延到下水道的分格中。


例句:

The lack of love allows the darkness to creep in.

爱的缺席会让黑暗蔓延。


起鸡皮疙瘩 [I]


例句:

That pervert again? He makes me creep.

那个色狼又出现了?他让我浑身起鸡皮疙瘩。


例句:

You might think it doesn't creep upon you, but it all does.

你也许认为这不会让你毛骨悚然浑身起鸡皮疙瘩,但是这的确会。


二、词义辨析:


creep,climb,crawl

这些动词都有“爬”之意。 creep多指人或四足动物匍匐爬行,尤指偷偷地或不出声地缓慢向前爬行。也指植物的蔓延生长等。 climb通常指用手或足爬上或爬下,也指飞机、日、月的上升,还可用作比喻。 crawl指人或动物以身躯贴着地面缓慢地移动。


三、相关短语:


creep feed

间歇进给


creep in

悄悄混进


四、参考例句:


Despondency began to creep over their hearts.

沮丧的情绪爬上他们的心头。


What does that creep do for you?

那卑鄙小人为你们做了什么?


I can creep under the door.

我能从门底下爬过去。


Learn to creep before you leap.

学跳之前要先会爬。


A baby learns to creep before it learns to walk.

婴儿学会走之前先学会爬。


I'd advise you to creep up her sleeve again.

我劝你再讨好一番。


Creep around on tiptoe to avoid making a noise.

踮着脚走以免弄出声音。


You'll creep her out and lose her friendship.

你不仅可能吓到她,还会损失友情。


Creep around on tiptoe to avoid making a noise.

踮着脚走以免弄出声音。


They'll creep up on you while you're asleep.

他们会在你睡着的时候悄悄接近你。