creep的意思:蹑手蹑脚地走;爬;渐渐出现。
creep,英 [kriːp],美 [kriːp]
vi. 蹑手蹑脚地走;爬;渐渐出现;蔓延;毛骨悚然
n. 卑鄙小人;爬;徐行;蠕动
过去式: crept 过去分词: crept 现在分词: creeping 第三人称单数: creeps
creep的基本意思是“缓慢〔悄悄〕地行进”,隐含唯恐被人发现之意,也可指人或动指嫌物身体贴着地面“爬行,匍匐”,可用来比喻岁月、时间等慢慢流行脊逝,数量、份额等逐渐爬升,错误、麻烦等偷偷出现,情绪、感觉等悄然涌上心头。
例句
1、We take off our shoes and creep cautiously along the passage.
我们脱掉了鞋,在走廊中蹑手蹑脚地往前唯带手走。
2、The spider learns to creep on the wall.
蜘蛛学爬壁。
As the doctors became more tired, errors began to creep into their work.
3、人不知不觉就变老了。
Do not allow chemicals to creep into the sewer grid.
4、不允许把化学品蔓延到下水道的分格中。
As for corruption, there is no indication at all that it has started to creep in to our society.
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