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creep ☞creepv. [krɪːp] (creeps; crept; creeping)
双解释义 1. vi.蹑手蹑脚地走,缓慢地行进 move slowly, quietly, and carefully 2. vi.爬行,匍匐 move with the body close to the ground 基本要点 creep 的基本意思是“缓慢〔悄悄〕地行进”,隐含唯恐被人发现之意,也可指人或动物身体贴着地面“爬行,匍匐”,可用来比喻岁月、时间等慢慢流逝,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。词汇搭配 ~+副词 ~ away 悄悄离开 ~ forward 匍匐前进 ~ on (时间、岁月等)不知不觉地来临 ~ up 爬上去,渐渐靠近,悄悄逼近~+介词 ~ along 沿着…爬行 ~ into 悄悄进入,逐渐产生 ~ over〔upon〕 爬上句型例句 用作不及物动词 ▲ S+~(+A) The hunter crept up to the deer. 猎人蹑手蹑脚地走近那头鹿。 The dog crept under the car to hide. 狗爬到汽车下藏着。 Old age creeps on without being noticed. 不知不觉已到老年。 The newspaper's circulation has crept up from 700,000 to almost a million. 报纸的发行量由70万份逐渐增加到近100万份。 Mistakes start to creep in when you work too hard. 你工作过于辛苦时,错误就会逐渐出现。 A lonely feeling crept upon my spirit. 一种孤独感爬上我的心头。补充资料 [同义词] crawl [词源]中古英语crepen(爬,蠕动) |