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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4156 COCA: 5099

creep

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creep1 /kriːp/ ●●○ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp crept /krept/) [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]  
1 MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto move in a quiet, careful way, especially to avoid attracting attention 悄悄地小心行进,蹑手蹑脚地移动
creep into/over/around etc
 Johann would creep into the gallery to listen to the singers.
约翰会悄悄溜进楼座去听歌手唱歌。
 He crept back up the stairs, trying to avoid the ones that creaked.
他蹑手蹑脚地回楼上,尽量避开那些嘎吱作响的梯级。
see thesaurus at walk
2 MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONif something such as an insect, small animal, or car creeps, it moves slowly and quietly 〔昆虫、小动物、汽车等〕轻声地缓慢行进,爬行,匍匐 crawl
creep down/along/away etc
 a caterpillar creeping down my arm
顺着我的胳膊慢慢爬下的毛虫
3 CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERto gradually enter something and change it 渐渐侵入,逐渐融进
creep in/into/over etc
 Funny how religion is creeping into the environmental debate.
很奇怪宗教怎么会融进有关环境的辩论中。
4 HBPif a plant creeps, it grows or climbs up or along a particular place 〔植物〕攀缘,蔓生
creep up/over/around etc
 ivy creeping up the walls of the building
爬满建筑物墙面的常春藤
5 DNAIRif mist, clouds etc creep, they gradually fill or cover a place 〔雾、云等〕弥漫
creep into/over etc
 Fog was creeping into the valley.
雾慢慢地飘进山谷。
6 FRIENDLY British EnglishBrE informal to be insincerely nice to someone, especially someone in authority, in order to gain an advantage for yourself 卑躬屈膝,巴结奉承
creep (up) to somebody
 I’m not the kind of person to creep to anybody.
我不是那种会巴结别人的人。
7 somebody/something makes my flesh creep FRIGHTENEDused to say that someone or something makes you feel strong dislike or fear 某人/某事物使我心里发毛[恐惧]
 His glassy stare made my flesh creep.
他那呆滞的盯视使我毛骨悚然。
n8creep somebody out phrasal verbphr v informal to make someone feel nervous, uncomfortable, and slightly frightened
 He's always staring at me - it creeps me out!
9creep up on somebody/something phrasal verbphr v 
a) SURPRISEDto surprise someone by walking up behind them silently 从后面悄悄靠近〔而吓人一跳〕
 Don’t yell – let’s creep up on them and scare them.
别喊,让我们悄悄从他们后面走过去吓他们一跳。
b) INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETCif a feeling or idea creeps up on you, it gradually increases 〔感情或观点〕渐渐变强
 The feeling she had for Malcolm had crept up on her and taken her by surprise.
她对马尔科姆的感情逐渐加深,她自己都感到吃惊。
c) HAPPENto seem to come sooner than you expect 不知不觉中到来
 Somehow, the end of term had crept up on us.
不知不觉又到学期末了。
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creep2 noun [countableC]  
1 UNPLEASANT especially American EnglishAmE informal someone who you dislike extremely 极讨厌的人
 Get lost, you little creep!
走开,你这个小讨厌鬼!
2 FRIENDLY British EnglishBrE informal someone who tries to make you like them or do things for them by being insincerely nice to you 献媚者;奴颜婢膝的人
 Don’t try and flatter her – she doesn’t approve of creeps.
别试图去奉承她,她不喜欢拍马屁的人。
3 give somebody the creeps FRIGHTENEDif a person or place gives you the creeps, they make you feel nervous and a little frightened, especially because they are strange 〔人或地方〕使某人紧张[害怕]
 That house gives me the creeps.
那房子使我毛骨悚然。
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4 mission/cost/grade etc creep when something gradually starts to go beyond what it was intended to deal with or include 使命/成本/等级等的偏离
 He denied that giving civilian tasks to the NATO forces was a case of mission creep.
他否认把非军事任务交托北约军队是偏离使命的做法。
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Origin creep1
Old English creopan
creep1 verbcreep2 noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4156 COCA: 5099
creep

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBquietly, silently悄悄地/默默地行進slowly緩慢地行進stealthily隱蔽地潛行carefully, cautiously小心翼翼地行進about, around, away, back, forward, in, out, up四處潛行;悄悄走開;悄悄走回來;悄悄前行;悄悄走進來;悄悄走出去;悄悄走上去I could hear someone creeping around downstairs.我能聽見樓下有人躡手躡腳地來回走動。He crept up behind me.他在我身後悄悄地跟了上來。PREPOSITIONalong沿着⋯悄悄地走He crept stealthily along the corridor.他沿着走廊躡手躡腳地走。down順着⋯潛行into (figurative) 漸漸透出Suspicion crept into her voice.她的話音裏漸漸透出猜疑。over (figurative) 漸漸出現A feeling of dread crept over him.他漸漸感覺到一種恐懼。out of躡手躡腳地走出up on(從後面)緩慢地悄悄靠近The cat quietly crept up on the pigeon.那隻貓靜悄悄地靠近鴿子。Fatigue was creeping up on her. (figurative) 她漸漸感到疲倦。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4156 COCA: 5099
creep verb
edge (traffic creeps along) slip1 (I crept into the house.)
creep noun
villain
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4156 COCA: 5099
creep
To move quietly: pad, sneak, slink...
Changes: effect, change, trend...
Slow and gradual movements: crawl, climb, trickle...
Unpleasant results and effects: repercussion, shock wave, fallout...

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