creep
名詞
定義 creep 名詞
person
- Countable
A person who attempts to gain favor with someone in a position of power by being excessively polite and helpful, often insincerely.
Are you making coffee for the manager again? You brown-noser!
He's always trying to please the boss; he's such a sycophant.
Stop being so obsequious to the supervisor; everyone can see what you are doing.
- C2Countable
An individual, typically male, who is considered unpleasant, unsettling, or causes a feeling of unease.
He's such a creep – he always stares at me in the dining hall.
Stay away from me, you're such a repulsive person!
His creepy stare makes him a real repulsive person.
片語 creep 名詞
- give someone the creeps
To cause someone to feel an unsettling sensation of nervousness or fear.
• That abandoned factory really gives me the creeps, let's get out of here!
動詞
定義 creep 動詞
- C2IntransitiveVerb + adv/prep
To move in a slow, quiet, and careful manner, often to avoid being noticed.
She turned off the lamp and crept out of the room.
I heard someone creeping down the corridor.
The cat crept towards the sleeping bird.
片語動詞 creep
- creep up
When the value or quantity of something gradually climbs upward over time.
• Over the past few months, housing prices have crept up, making it difficult for young families.
- creep up on/behind someone
to approach someone stealthily, without being noticed either visually or audibly, to catch them off guard.
• She crept up on him silently, catching him completely off guard.
- creep in/creep into something
When errors creep into a text, they become present even though efforts were made to prevent them.
• Despite multiple revisions, errors crept into the report.
- creep over someone
When an unpleasant feeling slowly begins to manifest in someone.
• The unsettling feeling began to creep over her, leaving her anxious.
- creep up on someone
When a feeling or condition begins to affect you subtly and progressively without your awareness.
• Over time, the feeling of anxiety crept up on her.