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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 悄悄地小心行進，蹑手蹑腳地移動
creep into/over/around etc
Johann would creep into the gallery to listen to the singers.
約翰會悄悄溜進樓座去聽歌手唱歌。
He crept back up the stairs, trying to avoid the ones that creaked.
他蹑手蹑腳地回樓上，盡量避開那些嘎吱作響的梯級。
► see thesaurus at walk
2  MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONif something such as an insect, small animal, or car creeps, it moves slowly and quietly 〔昆蟲、小動物、汽車等〕輕聲地緩慢行進，爬行，匍匐 → crawl
creep down/along/away etc
a caterpillar creeping down my arm
順着我的胳膊慢慢爬下的毛蟲
3  CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERto gradually enter something and change it 漸漸侵入，逐漸融進
creep in/into/over etc
Funny how religion is creeping into the environmental debate.
很奇怪宗教怎麽會融進有關環境的辯論中。
4  HBPif a plant creeps, it grows or climbs up or along a particular place 〔植物〕攀緣，蔓生
creep up/over/around etc
ivy creeping up the walls of the building
爬滿建築物牆面的常春藤
5  DNAIRif mist, clouds etc creep, they gradually fill or cover a place 〔霧、雲等〕彌漫
creep into/over etc
Fog was creeping into the valley.
霧慢慢地飄進山谷。
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，巴結奉承
creep (up) to somebody
I’m not the kind of person to creep to anybody.
我不是那種會巴結别人的人。
7  somebody/something makes my flesh creep FRIGHTENEDused to say that someone or something makes you feel strong dislike or fear 某人/某事物使我心裏發毛[恐懼]
His glassy stare made my flesh creep.
他那呆滞的盯視使我毛骨悚然。
n8 creep 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!
9 creep up on somebody/something phrasal verbphr v 
a) SURPRISEDto surprise someone by walking up behind them silently 從後面悄悄靠近〔而嚇人一跳〕
Don’t yell – let’s creep up on them and scare them.
别喊，讓我們悄悄從他們後面走過去嚇他們一跳。
b) INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETCif a feeling or idea creeps up on you, it gradually increases 〔感情或觀點〕漸漸變強
The feeling she had for Malcolm had crept up on her and taken her by surprise.
她對馬爾科姆的感情逐漸加深，她自己都感到吃驚。
c) HAPPENto seem to come sooner than you expect 不知不覺中到來
Somehow, the end of term had crept up on us.
不知不覺又到學期末了。
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creep up on • But once she was alone with her knitting depression crept up on Leonora like an incoming tide.• It had been creeping up on me during the last couple of days.• In the dark hours before dawn we crept up on our objectives and laid charges.• White bears can creep up on seals much more easily than brown bears can.• Trying to stay calm, he crept up on the statue.• And all the while he had been creeping up on them, unseen.• They must have been creeping up on us.• If you're not careful, this is when lines start to creep up on you.
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creep• Clouds crept across the horizon, just above the line of trees.• This relative of the dogwood family, whose trees are well known farther south, here creeps along just under the soil.• A sensible person respected the sleeping beast and crept away.• We crept down to the deserted library at the other end of the hall, so that we could talk.• She crept into Chrissy's room, shutting the door silently behind her.• No-one noticed that the little boy had crept into the room and was sitting there, listening.• But if you keep looking beyond the reflections you eventually notice the glow creeping into the sky.• Ron unlocked the back door and crept out into the yard.• As the sun began to set, long shadows seemed to creep out of the corners.• She crept up behind him and put her hands over his eyes.• Trying to stay calm, he crept up on the statue.• Armed men in ski masks crept up on the van and raked it with gunfire.• At five o'clock she returned to the theatre and crept up the stairs to the dressing-room.• The unemployment rate crept up to 5.7% in May.• Mooney glanced back as Al Bibeau crept up to him.
creep into/over/around etc• Tiredness crept over her, making her eyelids droop.• The peace Sethe had come there to find crept into her.• He could not resist a faint smile creeping over his face.• The anguish crept into his voice.• Unable to let her out of my sight, I followed her upstairs and crept into the bedroom to be with her.• Later, under cover of darkness, they crept into the house, where Charles hid for the night in the attic.• It makes it impossible for anyone to creep around your house without making a noise.
creep down/along/away etc• She went there, guilty at having crept away.• He was astounded to see a tear creep down her freckled cheek.• I crept away into the woods after an hour and his voice followed me there.• This relative of the dogwood family, whose trees are well known farther south, here creeps along just under the soil.• Dads creep along the baselines calling instructions as the dusk gathers in.• It was very easy to imagine eyes peering from the gloom, or strange beings creeping along the path behind them.• Slowly, step by step, she crept along the terrace until she stood there, looking in.• You creep along to an open doorway.
creep in/into/over etc• Finally, I threw back the quilt, put the package on the pillow, and crept into bed.• She crept into Chrissy's room, shutting the door silently behind her.• He could not resist a faint smile creeping over his face.• Biases can creep in in extremely subtle ways, and researchers can, quite unconsciously, favour some groups and disfavour others.• Doubt crept in: Should he go to her house or not?• That has crept into the design.• I sit still for every creep in town.• Now the Derbyshire tradition has crept into Yorkshire, it seems it may be spreading.
creep up/over/around etc• The first copper light of morning was creeping up Great Head bluff and spilling over the harbor.• But once she was alone with her knitting depression crept up on Leonora like an incoming tide.• It had been creeping up on me during the last couple of days.• Trying to stay calm, he crept up on the statue.• And all the while he had been creeping up on them, unseen.• It was a warm day when I saw a thick white fog gradually creeping up the sides of the hills.• At five o'clock she returned to the theatre and crept up the stairs to the dressing-room.• I crept around to the back of the house and watched as he carried her through the kitchen and into the garage.
creep into/over etc• Finally, I threw back the quilt, put the package on the pillow, and crept into bed.• As he reviewed the figures a slight smirk crept over his face.• He could not resist a faint smile creeping over his face.• Later, under cover of darkness, they crept into the house, where Charles hid for the night in the attic.• But if you keep looking beyond the reflections you eventually notice the glow creeping into the sky.• A hint of duty had crept into their relationship.• Some reporters believe politicians are hypocrites, and that belief creeps into their reports.
creep (up) to somebody• The state's original funding level was $ 3 million, creeping up to $ 5 million and then $ 6 million.• Mooney glanced back as Al Bibeau crept up to him.• A strange warmth crept up to his face.• She turned around and scampered back across the footpath to the gate, squeezed under and crept to the dish.• He crept to the door and opened it, blinking at the bright light.• Blowing out the candle, Tilly crept to the kitchen door and gingerly opened it.• It still gives me the creeps to think of it.
creep2 noun [countableC]
1  UNPLEASANT especially American EnglishAmE informal someone who you dislike extremely 極討厭的人
Get lost, you little creep!
走開，你這個小討厭鬼！
2  FRIENDLY British EnglishBrE informal someone who tries to make you like them or do things for them by being insincerely nice to you 獻媚者；奴顔婢膝的人
Don’t try and flatter her – she doesn’t approve of creeps.
别試圖去奉承她，她不喜歡拍馬屁的人。
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〕使某人緊張[害怕]
That house gives me the creeps.
那房子使我毛骨悚然。
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give somebody the creeps• The prospect of being marooned on Gullholm for days with a Heathcliff bereft of his Cathy gave her the creeps.• As much as he gave her the creeps, there was also this secret fascination.• I hate being left alone in the office with Graham - he gives me the creeps.• This house gives me the creeps - it's so dark and quiet.• It gave him the creeps from the start.• It gave him the creeps to think of Omar sleeping in the same room where the Judge had died.• It gives me the creeps, that's all.• Northern Nevada gives me the creeps.• It still gives me the creeps to think of it.• Those two were going to give her the creeps if she really had to take them all the way to Titan.• Tony gives me the creeps.
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/等級等的偏離
He denied that giving civilian tasks to the NATO forces was a case of mission creep.
他否認把非軍事任務交托北約軍隊是偏離使命的做法。
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mission/cost/grade etc creep• It is a case of mission creep gone wildly over the top.
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creep• She's such a creep at work.• He didn't say that, did he? What a creep!• Will's the class creep, and the teachers don't notice.• Get out of here you little creep! You make me sick!• Little creeps, how heartened we were by our bold behavior.• As much as he gave her the creeps, there was also this secret fascination.• Those two were going to give her the creeps if she really had to take them all the way to Titan.• He seemed completely in his element, though all those monks flitting round the place rather gave me the creeps.• It gives me the creeps and I know it frightened the kiddies.
Origin creep1
Old English creopan

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