creep
🇺🇸
/kriːp/
🇬🇧
/kriːp/
intransitive verb
C1
to move slowly and quietly so others don't notice
I tried to creep past the sleeping dog without waking it.
我試圖悄悄從睡著的狗身邊溜過去，以免吵醒牠。
R
to move close to the ground on hands and knees
The baby learned to creep across the floor.
寶寶學會了在地板上爬行。
R
to move or change very slowly
The fog began to creep over the city as night fell.
夜幕降臨時，霧氣開始慢慢籠罩整個城市。
R
to grow along surfaces like walls or ground
The ivy started to creep up the side of the house.
常春藤開始沿著房子的側面攀爬生長。
R
to be overly nice to someone important to get favors
Don't creep to the teacher just to get better grades.
不要只是為了得到更好的成績就去巴結老師。
noun
R
an unpleasant or annoying person
That guy is such a creep - he always stares at people.
那傢伙真是個討厭鬼——他總是盯著別人看。
R
someone who is not sincere but acts nice to get approval
He's a real creep who only helps when the boss is watching.
他是個真正的馬屁精，只在老闆看著的時候才幫忙。
R
slow, gradual increase beyond what was planned
We noticed a creep in project costs that wasn't in the budget.
我們注意到專案成本出現了預算中沒有的緩慢增長。
translation
悄悄移動, 匍匐前進, 緩慢移動, 蔓延, 巴結
討厭鬼, 虛偽的人, 緩慢增加
詞形變化
Past
crept
3rd Present
creeps
Progressive
creeping
Perfect
crept
Plural
creeps