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creep

verb
 
/kriːp/
/kriːp/
In the phrasal verb creep somebody out, creeped is used for the past simple and past participle.
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they creep
/kriːp/
/kriːp/
he / she / it creeps
/kriːps/
/kriːps/
past simple crept
/krept/
/krept/
past participle crept
/krept/
/krept/
-ing form creeping
/ˈkriːpɪŋ/
/ˈkriːpɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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  1.  
    [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of people or animals人或动物) to move slowly, quietly and carefully, because you do not want to be seen or heard悄悄地缓慢行进；蹑手蹑脚地移动
    • I crept up the stairs, trying not to wake my parents.为了尽量不吵醒父母，我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。
    • I heard someone creeping around the house.我听到有人在房子里悄悄走动。
    Extra Examples
    • He crept stealthily along the corridor.他沿着走廊蹑手蹑脚地走。
    • He crept up behind me.他在我身后悄悄地跟了上来。
    • I could hear someone creeping around downstairs.我能听见楼下有人蹑手蹑脚地来回走动。
    • He crept forward towards the sound of voices.他蹑手蹑脚地走向人声。
    • She crept into her sister's room.她蹑手蹑脚地走进她姐姐的房间。
    • The cat was creeping stealthily through the long grass.那只猫正悄无声息地慢慢爬过高高的草丛。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • quietly
    • silently
    • slowly
    • …
    preposition
    • along
    • down
    • into
    • …
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  2. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (North American English) to move with your body close to the ground; to move slowly on your hands and knees匍匐行进；爬行 synonym crawl
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • quietly
    • silently
    • slowly
    • …
    preposition
    • along
    • down
    • into
    • …
    See full entry
  3. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move or develop very slowly非常缓慢地行进；不知不觉产生；渐渐出现
    • Her arms crept around his neck.她的双臂慢慢地搂住了他的脖子。
    • A slight feeling of suspicion crept over me.我渐渐地产生了一丝疑虑。
    Extra Examples
    • A feeling of dread crept over him.他渐渐感觉到一种恐惧。
    • Trucks are creeping along Interstate 70 in convoys.卡车一辆辆缓慢地在70号州际公路上行驶。
  4. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of plants植物) to grow along the ground or up walls using long stems or roots蔓生；蔓延 see also creeper
  5. [intransitive] creep (to somebody) (British English, informal, disapproving) to be too friendly or helpful to somebody in authority in a way that is not sincere, especially in order to get an advantage from them谄媚；巴结；拍马屁
    6. Word OriginOld English crēopan ‘move with the body close to the ground’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruipen. Sense 1 of the verb dates from Middle English.
Idioms
make your flesh creep
  1. to make you feel afraid or full of horror使起鸡皮疙瘩；令人毛骨悚然；使人十分厌恶
    • Just the sight of him makes my flesh creep.一看到他，我就毛骨悚然。
    • The story made his flesh creep.这个故事让他毛骨悚然。
    Topics Feelingsc2

creep

noun
/kriːp/
/kriːp/
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  1. [countable] (informal) a person that you dislike very much and find very unpleasant讨厌鬼
    • He's a nasty little creep!他这小子真让人讨厌！
    • You little creep!你这个小讨厌鬼！
  2. [countable] (British English, informal) a person who is not sincere but tries to win your approval by being nice to you讨好卖乖的人；谄媚奉承的人；马屁精
    • He’s the sort of creep who would do that kind of thing!他是那种会做那种事的讨厌鬼！
  3. [uncountable] (often in compounds常构成复合词) (often disapproving) the development of a project beyond the goal that was originally agreed（对既定目标的）偏离
    • The World Bank has been accused of mission creep when seeking to address these concerns.世界银行被指控在寻求处理这些重大事务时偏离使命。
    • The inclusion of health data on identity cards was condemned as function creep.在身份证中包含健康资料被谴责为超出功能范围。
    • creep of something We need to prevent this slow creep of costs.我们需要防止成本缓慢攀升。
    • The creep of suburban shopping malls is shrinking the countryside.郊区购物中心的蔓延正在缩小农村。
    Topics Change, cause and effectc2
    4. Word OriginOld English crēopan ‘move with the body close to the ground’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruipen. Sense 1 of the verb dates from Middle English.
Idioms
give somebody the creeps
  1. (informal) to make somebody feel nervous and slightly frightened, especially because somebody/something is unpleasant or strange吓人；使惊慌；使心里发毛
    • This old house gives me the creeps.这座老房子让我毛骨悚然。
    Topics Feelingsc2

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