Creep
[ krip ]
第2级
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vi. 爬行，匍匐;缓慢地行进;
n. 爬行，蠕动;虫爬着似的感觉，毛骨悚然;卑鄙小人，谄媚者;
📝 例句
The sight of the snake made her flesh creep.
她看到蛇就汗毛直竖。
Don't let poverty creep up on you and drag you down.
不能让贫穷把你拖垮。
As for this Palace of yours, it gives me the creep.
至于你的这座王宫，它可叫我心惊肉跳。
His ghost story gave the children the creeps.
他讲的鬼故事使孩子们毛骨悚然。
No, she would say nothing; she would creep away now.
不，她什么也不说出去，她现在可以悄悄地走开。
🌱 联想助记
【串】娃娃鱼在creek(小溪)里creep(爬行),不久爬到了creel(捕鱼笼)
【记】※ sleep-睡觉,creep-爬:兔子睡觉乌龟在爬行
※ cr-拼音“超人”,eep-deep深的:超人从一个很深的洞里爬出来
※ c-似“月亮”,re-谐音“阿姨”,ep-拼音“恶婆”:月亮下阿姨和恶婆在悄悄的爬行
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
creep
v (pt, pp crept)
1 [Ipr, Ip] move slowly, quietly or stealthily, esp crouching low 慢慢地、 悄悄地或偷偷地移动（尤指弯著腰走）
The cat crept silently towards the bird. 那只猫一声不响地接近那只鸟.
She crept up to him from behind. 她从後面蹑手蹑脚地走近他.
The thief crept along the corridor. 那个贼偷偷摸摸地穿过走廊.
(fig 比喻) A feeling of drowsiness crept over him. 他不禁感到昏昏欲睡.
(fig 比喻) Old age creeps up on you (ie approaches you stealthily) before you realize it. 人不知不觉地就变老了. =>Usage at prowl 用法见prowl.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip]
(of plants) grow along the ground, up walls, etc （指植物）蔓生, 匍匐, 攀附
Ivy had crept up the castle walls. 常春藤爬上了城堡的围墙.
a creeping vine 蔓生的葡萄树.
3 (idm 习语) make one's/sb's flesh crawl/creep => flesh. creep, n
1 (infml derog 口, 贬) person who tries to win sb's favour by always agreeing with him, doing things for him, etc 溜须拍马的人.
2 (idm 习语) give sb the `creeps (infml 口)
(a) (of fear or horror) cause an unpleasant sensation in the skin, as if things are creeping over it （指恐惧或憎恶）毛骨悚然, 汗毛直竖, 起鸡皮疙瘩.
(b) make sb feel extreme dislike; repel sb 使某人厌恶或反感
I don't like him: he gives me the creeps. 我不喜欢他, 他这人很讨厌.
🎯 考研助记
窟里爬（谐音）： 偷偷走
🔁 扩展释义
*[kri:p]n. 爬, 徐行, 蠕动vi. 爬, 蔓延, 潜行【化】 蠕变相关词组: creep in make sb's flesh creep creep into sb's favour creep into sth
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I'm looking for 83 Wooster Street.
我想找Wooster街83号。
Forgive others but not yourself.
待人宽，对己严。
Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life, only one of hem has ever gone to live in the country and he was back in town within six months.
尽管他们都交口称赞宁静的乡村生活的种种优点，但其中只有一个人真去农村住过，而且不足6个月就回来了。