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。