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creep MOVE SLOWLYkri:pv [I always + adv/prep]past crept kreptto move slowly, quietly and carefully, often with the body close to the ground, and usually in order to avoid being noticed匍匐移动，(常以身体紧贴地面)爬行She crept through the long grass till she was in a position to fire.她爬过一片长长的草地直到找到可以开枪的位置。When her parents started shouting at each other, Anna used to creep under the table and cry.当父母互相高声吵骂时，安娜总是缩在桌子底下哭泣。The traffic was creeping along at a snail's pace.来往车辆如蜗牛般缓慢行进。They crept up behind her and suddenly yelled "Boo!"他们蹑手蹑脚地靠近她身后，突然大喊一声“哇”。(fig. ) Over the last year, the rate of inflation has crept up (=slowly increased) to almost 7%.过去一年里，通货膨胀率缓慢上升，现已将近7％。(fig. ) It was only after I turned 60 that old age began to creep up on me (=that I began, finally, to experience it).上了六十岁后，我才逐渐感到自己在不知不觉中变老了。(fig. literary) A dangerous tiredness crept over (=began to be felt by) her as she drove.驾车行进中，一阵倦意渐渐向她袭来，这是很危险的。(fig. ) A mistake has crept in (=got in without anyone noticing) somewhere between sections D and E. D部分与E部分之间某处有个未被觉察的错误。(fig. ) Doubts began to creep into (=become present in) people's minds about the likely success of the project.人们渐渐地对这项计划成功的可能性产生怀疑。
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