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creep

UK //kriːp//US //krip//

词源

源自古英语 'crēopan',意为'爬行',与荷兰语 'kruipen' 和德语 'kriechen' 同源。

verb

❶ 缓慢而安静地移动,通常指为了避免被发现或因为害怕而小心翼翼的行动。

“The cat crept silently towards the bird.”

(那只猫悄悄地朝小鸟爬过去。)

“He crept into the room so as not to wake the baby.”

(他蹑手蹑脚地走进房间,以免吵醒婴儿。)

同义词:crawl, sneak, slink, tiptoe, edge

noun

❶ 指令人感到不安或讨厌的人,通常是因为行为怪异或让人不舒服。

“That guy at the party was such a creep.”

(派对上的那个家伙真是个怪人。)

“She called him a creep after he kept staring at her.”

(因为他一直盯着她看,她称他为怪人。)

同义词:weirdo, freak, oddball, strange person

常见短语

creep up on — 悄悄地接近某人或某物,通常指不被察觉地靠近。

“The deadline is creeping up on me.”

(截止日期正悄悄逼近我。)

give someone the creeps — 让某人感到害怕或不安,通常是因为某人的行为或某件事令人毛骨悚然。

“That old house gives me the creeps.”

(那栋老房子让我感到毛骨悚然。)