creep /kriːp/ CET4 TEM4 ( creeping, crept, creeps )

• 1. 

  V-I When people or animals creep somewhere, they move quietly and slowly. 悄悄地缓慢行进

  例：

  Back I go to the hotel and creep up to my room.

  我回到旅馆，蹑手蹑脚地进了房间。

• 2. 

  V-I If something creeps somewhere, it moves very slowly. 渐渐蔓延

  例：

  Mist had crept in again from the sea.

  大雾再次从海上渐渐蔓延过来。

• 3. 

  V-I If something creeps in or creeps back, it begins to occur or becomes part of something without people realizing or without them wanting it. 悄悄出现

  例：

  Insecurity might creep in.

  不安全感可能会悄然而生。

  例：

  An increasing ratio of mistakes, perhaps induced by tiredness, crept into her game.

  可能是因为疲劳，她在比赛中的错误率不知不觉地升高了。

• 4. 

  V-I If a rate or number creeps up to a higher level, it gradually reaches that level. 攀升

  例：

  The inflation rate has been creeping up to 9.5 per cent.

  通货膨胀率已攀升至9.5％。

• 5. 

  to make someone's flesh creep →see flesh