creep

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四级六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

英文释义

n. someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
n. a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
n. a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
v. grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)

中文翻译

n. 爬, 徐行, 蠕动
vi. 爬, 蔓延, 潜行

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BNC 频率
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记忆技巧

creep 没有明显的词根或词缀，但可以联想到与“爬行”相关的动作。

例句

1. The cat likes to creep quietly through the grass.
这只猫喜欢悄悄地在草丛中爬行。
2. I felt someone creep up behind me, and it scared me.
我感觉有人在我身后悄悄接近，这让我很害怕。
3. Don't creep around the house at night; it makes noise.
晚上不要在房子里悄悄走动；这会发出声音。

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