creep

n. 爬, 徐行, 蠕动
vi. 爬, 蔓延, 潜行
【化】 蠕变
相关词组:
creep in
make sb's flesh creep
creep into sb's favour
creep into sth

动词过去式:crept 过去分词:crept 现在分词:creeping 第三人称单数:creeps 

creep

v.intr.（不及物动词）
crept[krμpt] creep.ing,creeps
To move with the body close to the ground, as on hands and knees.
匍匐，爬行：躯体贴着地面爬行，如用手和膝盖


To move stealthily or cautiously.
蹑足前进：秘密地或谨慎地移动
To move or proceed very slowly:
徐行，缓行：非常缓慢地移动或前进：
例句：
Traffic creeps at that hour.
那时刻交通流动缓慢

Botany
【植物学】
To grow or spread along a surface, rooting at intervals or clinging by means of suckers or tendrils.
蔓生：间隔一段距离的根或通过吸根或卷须在物体表面上的生长或蔓延
To grow horizontally under the ground, as the rhizomes of many plants.
蔓延生长：许多植物的根茎等在地底下横向生长
To slip out of place; shift gradually.
悄悄地走出某处；逐渐移动
To have a tingling sensation, made by or as if by things moving stealthily:
发痒：觉得有东西或似乎有东西在缓缓移动而产生震颤的感觉：
例句：
a moan that made my flesh creep.
令我心惊肉跳的呻吟

n.（名词）
The act of creeping; a creeping motion or progress.
爬行：爬行的动作；爬行的姿势或过程
Slang An annoyingly unpleasant or repulsive person.
【俚语】 讨厌的家伙：一个令人讨厌的、乏味的或引起反感的人
A slow flow of metal when under high temperature or great pressure.
蠕变：金属在高温或高压下的缓慢流动
A slow change in a characteristic of electronic equipment, such as a decrease in power with continued usage.
蠕变：电子仪器的特性参数的缓慢变化，如由于连续使用而造成的功率下降
Geology The slow movement of rock debris and soil down a weathered slope.
【地质学】 蠕动：岩石碎片和土壤沿着受风雨侵蚀的滑坡向下缓慢移动
creeps Informal A sensation of fear or repugnance, as if things were crawling on one`s skin:
creeps 【非正式用语】 惊恐，战栗：象有东西在人皮肤上爬动似的害怕或厌恶的感觉：
例句：
That house gives me the creeps.
那所房子使我毛骨悚然


来源：
Middle English crepen
中古英语 crepen
from Old English crôopan
源自 古英语 crôopan