CREEP

. .躡躡足；緩慢[]         . 悄悄房，吻吻睡。

.；漸漸產[]     . 臉漸漸綻容。

.爬，匍匐      . 蛇沿牆爬。

4.(植物)蔓延Ivy creeps along the fence. 常春藤攀著籬笆生長。

5.(由於恐懼，厭惡等)起雞皮疙瘩，汗毛直豎

The sight of the snake made her flesh creep.

她看到蛇就汗毛直豎。

6.巴結，奉承

n.

1.爬，蠕動[M][C]

2.【俚】諂媚者，卑鄙小人[C]

That creep always quarrels with his neighbors.

那個討厭鬼老跟鄰居吵架。

3.毛骨悚然的感覺[the P]

His ghost story gave the children the creeps.

他講的鬼故事使孩子們毛骨悚然。

用作不及物動詞 (vi.)

We take off our shoes and creep cautiously along the passage. 我們脫掉了鞋，在走廊中躡手躡腳地往前走。

The spider learns to creep on the wall. 蜘蛛學爬壁。

As the doctors became more tired, errors began to creep into their work. 由於越來越疲勞，醫生的工作開始出現差錯。

Old age creeps up on you before you realize it. 人不知不覺就變老了。

As for corruption, there is no indication at all that it has started to creep in to our society. 至於貪污方面，沒有半點跡象顯示貪污之風已開始蔓延至本港社會。

The mysterious sound made my flesh creep. 那神秘的聲音嚇得我毛骨悚然。

用作名詞 (n.)

You slimy little creep! 你這個卑鄙無恥的奴才！

That creep always quarrels with his neighbors. 那個討厭鬼老跟鄰居吵架。

I felt the soil creep and heave beneath me, like some monstrous serpent. 我覺得大地在我下面起伏蠕動，象一條可怕的巨蟒。