詞彙精選：creep的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
卑鄙小人，諂媚者 [C]
例句：
Did you see that creep eyeing up every woman at the party?
你看見那個討厭的傢伙了嗎？他對聚會上的每個女人都垂涎欲滴地打量不停。
例句：
What does that creep do for you?
那卑鄙小人爲你們做了什麼?
蟲爬着似的感覺，毛骨悚然的感覺 [C]
例句：
The murder gived me the creep.
這次謀殺使我毛骨悚然。
爬行，蠕動 [C]
例句：
The differences between surface creep and saltation are gradual and it is difficult to draw a fixed dividing line.
表面爬行和跳躍之間的差別是漸變的，它很難劃一條固定分界線。
v.
爬行；慢慢地移動 [I]
例句：
A baby learns to creep before it learns to walk.
嬰兒學會走之前先學會爬。
例句：
I can creep under the door.
我能從門底下爬過去。
蔓延 [I]
例句：
Do not allow chemicals to creep into the sewer grid.
不允許把化學品蔓延到下水道的分格中。
例句：
The lack of love allows the darkness to creep in.
愛的缺席會讓黑暗蔓延。
起雞皮疙瘩 [I]
例句：
That pervert again? He makes me creep.
那個色狼又出現了？他讓我渾身起雞皮疙瘩。
例句：
You might think it doesn't creep upon you, but it all does.
你也許認爲這不會讓你毛骨悚然渾身起雞皮疙瘩，但是這的確會。
二、詞義辨析：
creep,climb,crawl
這些動詞都有“爬”之意。creep多指人或四足動物匍匐爬行，尤指偷偷地或不出聲地緩慢向前爬行。也指植物的蔓延生長等。climb通常指用手或足爬上或爬下，也指飛機、日、月的上升，還可用作比喻。crawl指人或動物以身軀貼着地面緩慢地移動。
三、相關短語：
creep feed
間歇進給
creep in
悄悄混進
四、參考例句：
Despondency began to creep over their hearts.
沮喪的情緒爬上他們的心頭。
What does that creep do for you?
那卑鄙小人爲你們做了什麼?
I can creep under the door.
我能從門底下爬過去。
Learn to creep before you leap.
學跳之前要先會爬。
A baby learns to creep before it learns to walk.
嬰兒學會走之前先學會爬。
I'd advise you to creep up her sleeve again.
我勸你再討好一番。
Creep around on tiptoe to avoid making a noise.
踮着腳走以免弄出聲音。
You'll creep her out and lose her friendship.
你不僅可能嚇到她，還會損失友情。
Creep around on tiptoe to avoid making a noise.
踮着腳走以免弄出聲音。
They'll creep up on you while you're asleep.
他們會在你睡着的時候悄悄接近你。
