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| 1 | if someone creeps somewhere , they move there quietly and slowly 悄悄缓慢地走 |
| I crept downstairs when everyone was asleep. 每个人都睡着后，我蹑手蹑脚地下了楼。 |
| She crept quietly into bed. 她蹑手蹑脚地溜上床。 |
| | 1a | if someone’ s arm or hand creeps somewhere , it moves quietly and slowly （手臂或手）悄无声息地慢慢移动 | | His arm crept around her shoulder. 他的手臂悄悄揽住了她的肩。 | | A little hand crept across the table and touched my arm. 一只小手从桌子对面伸过来碰了碰我的手臂。 | |
| | 1b | if something such as fire , the sun , or fog creeps somewhere , it moves slowly （火）蔓延；（太阳）照进；（雾）弥漫开 | | The flames were creeping along the corridor behind him. 火苗在他身后沿着走廊蔓延开来。 | | I watched the sunlight creep across the window. 我看着太阳光透过窗户照进来。 | | As dusk crept in, lights came on. 随着黄昏的到来，灯都亮了起来。 | |
| | 1c | if a vehicle creeps somewhere , it moves very slowly （车辆）缓慢行进 | | The traffic kept creeping forwards a few inches and then stopping. 车流总是缓慢地往前移动几英寸，然后又停下来。 | |
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| 2 | +across/into if an expression or colour creeps into someone’ s face , it gradually appears there （表情或颜色）逐渐浮现 |
| A little smile crept across her mouth. 一丝微笑渐渐浮现在她的嘴角。 |
| A scarlet flush was creeping into her cheeks. 她的双颊渐渐染上一抹绯红。 |
| | 2a | +in/into/acrossif an emotion or feeling creeps somewhere , someone gradually starts to experience it （感情或感觉）渐渐出现 | | Suspicion began to creep into her mind. 她心里开始怀疑起来。 | | She felt a tingling sensation creep across the back of her neck. 她感到后脖子一阵刺痛。 | |
| | 2b | +in/intoto gradually start to affect or change something 渐渐影响；逐渐改变 | | It seems that very few errors crept into the text. 看来文章里没有出现几个错误。 | |
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| - | ˌcreep ˈby |
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| | if time creeps by , it passes very slowly （时间）慢慢过去 | The minutes seemed to be creeping by. 时间似乎过得很慢。 | |
| - | ˌcreep ˈup |
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| | to gradually become larger in number or amount （数量）慢慢增加 | The sales figures keep creeping up. 销售量不断攀升。 | | The number of missing people has crept up to 40. 失踪人数已升至40人。 | |
| - | ˌcreep ˈup on |
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| 1 | to move towards someone quietly and slowly , especially because you want to surprise them （尤指为了吓唬人而）悄悄靠近（某人） | I didn’ t notice him creeping up on me. 我没有注意到他悄悄走近我。 | |
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| 2 | if something creeps up on you , it happens slowly or gradually so that you do not notice it happening | It’ s funny how old age suddenly creeps up on you. 真奇怪，不知不觉间突然就老了。 | |
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