一、詳細釋義:


n.

卑鄙小人,諂媚者 [C]


例句:

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

你看見那個討厭的家伙了嗎?他對聚會上的每個女人都垂涎欲滴地打量不停。


例句:

What does that creep do for you?

那卑鄙小人為你們做了什么?


蟲爬著似的感覺,毛骨悚然的感覺 [C]


例句:

The murder gived me the creep.

這次謀殺使我毛骨悚然。


爬行,蠕動 [C]


例句:

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

表面爬行和跳躍之間的差別是漸變的,它很難劃一條固定分界線。


v.

爬行;慢慢地移動 [I]


例句:

A baby learns to creep before it learns to walk.

嬰兒學會走之前先學會爬。


例句:

I can creep under the door.

我能從門底下爬過去。


蔓延 [I]


例句:

Do not allow chemicals to creep into the sewer grid.

不允許把化學品蔓延到下水道的分格中。


例句:

The lack of love allows the darkness to creep in.

愛的缺席會讓黑暗蔓延。


起雞皮疙瘩 [I]


例句:

That pervert again? He makes me creep.

那個色狼又出現(xiàn)了?他讓我渾身起雞皮疙瘩。


例句:

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

你也許認為這不會讓你毛骨悚然渾身起雞皮疙瘩,但是這的確會。


二、詞義辨析:


creep,climb,crawl

這些動詞都有“爬”之意。 creep多指人或四足動物匍匐爬行,尤指偷偷地或不出聲地緩慢向前爬行。也指植物的蔓延生長等。 climb通常指用手或足爬上或爬下,也指飛機、日、月的上升,還可用作比喻。 crawl指人或動物以身軀貼著地面緩慢地移動。


三、相關短語:


creep feed

間歇進給


creep in

悄悄混進


四、參考例句:


Despondency began to creep over their hearts.

沮喪的情緒爬上他們的心頭。


What does that creep do for you?

那卑鄙小人為你們做了什么?


I can creep under the door.

我能從門底下爬過去。


Learn to creep before you leap.

學跳之前要先會爬。


A baby learns to creep before it learns to walk.

嬰兒學會走之前先學會爬。


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

我勸你再討好一番。


Creep around on?tiptoe?to avoid making a noise.

踮著腳走以免弄出聲音。


You'll creep her out and lose her friendship.

你不僅可能嚇到她,還會損失友情。


Creep around on tiptoe to avoid making a noise.

踮著腳走以免弄出聲音。


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

他們會在你睡著的時候悄悄接近你。