| 释义 |
creek/kri:k/ n. & adj.●n. 1 Brit. [英]a a small bay or harbour on a sea coast (海岸边的)小湾，小港 b a narrow inlet on a sea coast or in a river bank (海岸或河岸边的)小湾，小港 2a esp. US a tributary of a river [尤美] (河的)支流 b Austral. & NZ a stream or brook [澳新]小溪，小河 3 (作 Creek)a (pl. same 单复同) a member of a North American Indian people originally from Alabama and Georgia, or of a confederation of nations including this people 克里克人(从前居住在亚拉巴马州和佐治亚州的印第安人部落联盟) b the language of this people 克里克语 ●adj. (作 Creek) of or relating to the Creek or their language 克里克人的；克里克语的 □ up the creek slang [俚语] 1 in difficulties or trouble 陷入困境，遇到麻烦 2 crazy 发疯的 [Middle English crike from Old Norse kriki ‘nook’ (or partly via Old French crique from Old Norse) & Middle English crēke from Middle Dutch krēke (or from crike by lengthening): ultimate origin unknown] |