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1. Oxford Dictionary

   creep

   • IPA[kriːp]

   英式

   • v.
     move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed；(of a thing) move very slowly and inexorably
   • n.
     a detestable person；a person who behaves obsequiously in the hope of advancement.

   • verb: creep, 3rd person present: creeps, gerund or present participle: creeping, past tense: crept, past participle: crept

   • noun: creep, plural noun: creeps

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed he crept downstairs, hardly making any noise 同義詞 crawl, move on all fours, move on hands and knees, pull oneself, inch, ... 更多edge, slither, slide, squirm, wriggle, writhe, worm, worm one's way, insinuate oneself, sneak, steal, slip, slink, sidle, skulk, pad, prowl, tiptoe, pussyfoot, soft-shoe, tread warily, move stealthily, move furtively, move unnoticed, walk quietly
   • ▪ (of a thing) move very slowly and inexorably the fog was creeping up from the marsh
   • 2. (of a plant) grow along the ground or other surface by means of extending stems or branches thorny roses crept up the dull gray walls
   • 3. (of a plastic solid) undergo gradual deformation under stress.

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. informal, derogatory a detestable person I thought he was a nasty little creep 同義詞 rogue, villain, wretch, reprobate, informalbeast, ... 更多pig, rat, louse, snake, snake in the grass, skunk, weasel, lowlife, scumbag, heel, stinker, stinkpot, son of a bitch, SOB, nasty piece of work, scrote, blighter, bad lot, spalpeen, sleeveen, rat fink, fink, dingo, derogatorybastard, dog, dirty dog, derogatory, informalswine, informal, datedhound, bounder, rotter, vulgar slangshit, datedcad, scoundrel, archaicblackguard, dastard, vagabond, knave, varlet, cur, wastrel
   • ▪ a person who behaves obsequiously in the hope of advancement. 同義詞 sycophant, obsequious person, crawler, groveller, truckler, ... 更多toady, fawner, flatterer, lickspittle, doormat, kowtower, spaniel, Uriah Heep, informalbootlicker, yes-man, suck-up, brown-nose, brown-noser, vulgar slangarse-licker, bum-sucker, ass-kisser, suckhole, archaictoad-eater
   • 2. slow steady movement, especially when imperceptible an attempt to prevent this slow creep of costs
   • ▪ the tendency of a car with automatic transmission to move when in gear without the accelerator being pressed creep can be useful in slow-moving traffic or when parking
   • ▪ the gradual downward movement of disintegrated rock or soil due to gravity stones and earth slowly slip down the slopes by soil creep
   • ▪ the gradual deformation of a plastic solid under stress metals and ceramics can also exhibit creep
   • ▪ gradual bulging of the floor of a mine owing to pressure on the pillars the mines were unworkable because of creep
   • 3. British an opening in a hedge or wall for an animal to pass through low in the wall are creeps, through which ewes gain access to grazing from the pastures behind
   • ▪ a feeding enclosure for young animals, with a long, narrow entrance young piglets spend most of their time in the creep
   • 4. British solid food given to young farm animals in order to wean them we've started to wean the lambs earlier and to keep them on creep

   片語

   • give someone the creeps
   • creep in
   • creep into
   • creep out
   • creep to
   • creep up
   • creep up on