| 词组 | creep |
| 释义 | creep [crept, crept, creeping] creep in/into 1. creep in • creep into sth if a feeling creeps in or into something, you gradually begin to feel or notice it: ▪ Doubt started creeping into her mind. Maybe he was lying? ▪ It was one week before I started my new job and anxiety was creeping in. ▪ A note of bitterness had crept into his voice, and I became aware of how angry he was. 2. creep in • creep into sth if something bad or unwanted creeps in or into something, it appears there even though people have tried to prevent it: ▪ A few spelling mistakes always creep into every book. ▪ Gang activity has slowly crept into the town over the past four years. 3. creep in • creep into sth if a word or custom creeps in or into something, people gradually start to use it: ▪ A lot of American words are creeping into British English. ▪ Western customs and values are slowly creeping in, and it's difficult for local people to hang onto their native culture. creep out creep sb out • creep out sb AmE informal to make someone feel nervous and slightly frightened: ▪ The movie has a dark side that may creep out younger kids. ▪ His long fingernails and weird smile really creep me out. creep over creep over sb if an unpleasant feeling creeps over you, you gradually begin to feel it: ▪ The boat began to sway, and a wave of nausea crept over me. ▪ He looked at me with his cold blue eyes, and I felt a chill creep over me. creep (up) to creep (up) to sb BrE spoken to pretend to like someone, especially someone in authority, and be very friendly to them so that you can get an advantage for yourself: ▪ Nigel makes me sick - he's always creeping up to Diane, the lab manager. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑suck up to, ↑kiss up to AmE informal creep up on 1. creep up on sb/sth to move closer to someone until you are next to them, without making any noise and usually from behind, so that they do not know you are there: ▪ You shouldn't creep up on people like that. You nearly gave me a heart attack! ▪ Armed men crept up on the van and opened fire with machine guns. ■ SIMILAR TO: sneak up on 2. creep up on sb if a feeling or state creeps up on you, you experience it gradually, so that you do not notice it at first: ▪ Old age is creeping up on me. I'm getting slower and feeling more tired than I used to. ▪ Fatigue creeps up on you when you're stressed at work, and destroys your body's ability to resist illness. 3. creep up on sb if a time or event creeps up on you, it seems to happen sooner than you expected: ▪ The end of term seemed to creep up on us. ▪ Christmas has crept up on me this year - I haven't bought any presents yet. |
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