to creep
01
زحف, يتحرك بخفة
to move slowly and quietly while staying close to the ground or other surface
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
أمثلة
The spider, with delicate precision, began to creep across the ceiling.
بدأت العنكبوت، بدقة رقيقة، في الزحف عبر السقف.
In the garden, the inchworm started to creep along the stem of the flower.
في الحديقة، بدأت اليرقة تزحف على طول ساق الزهرة.
02
تسلل, تحرك بخفة
to move slowly and quietly, especially in order to avoid being noticed or to approach someone unnoticed
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
أمثلة
The cat crept through the tall grass, stalking its prey.
القط زحف عبر العشب الطويل، يطارد فريسته.
As the detective observed the suspect's hideout, he saw a shadowy figure creep along the alley.
بينما كان المحقق يراقب مخبأ المشتبه به، رأى شخصية ظلية تزحف على طول الزقاق.
03
زحف, ينمو ببطء
to grow slowly along the ground or another surface, typically by extending stems or branches
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
أمثلة
The ivy began to creep along the garden wall, creating a lush green covering.
بدأ اللبلاب في الزحف على طول جدار الحديقة، مما خلق غطاء أخضر خصب.
The vines of the pumpkin plant started to creep across the garden.
بدأت كروم نبات اليقطين في الزحف عبر الحديقة.
04
تزلف, تملق
to act or behave in a servile manner, often characterized by exaggerated humility
Intransitive: to creep | to creep to sb
أمثلة
The employee would always creep to the boss, offering constant compliments and nodding excessively to gain favor.
كان الموظف دائمًا يتملق إلى المدير، يقدم إطراءً مستمرًا ويومئ برأسه بشكل مفرط لكسب الود.
The actor, eager to impress the director, would creep on set.
الممثل، المتحمس لإبهار المخرج، كان يزحف على مجموعة.
05
زحف, انتشر ببطء
(of something) to slowly and steadily spread or move, often in a way that is hard to notice at first
أمثلة
The fog crept across the valley at dawn.
تسلل الضباب عبر الوادي عند الفجر.
The influence of new technology crept into every part of the business.
تسلل تأثير التكنولوجيا الجديدة إلى كل جزء من العمل.
Creep
01
a slow movement of the body, typically on hands and knees, or by dragging oneself along the ground
أمثلة
The toddler made a cautious creep across the floor.
Soldiers practiced a silent creep during training exercises.
02
an enclosure, usually fenced, that allows young animals to enter but prevents adults from accessing it
أمثلة
The farmer placed lambs in a creep to keep them safe.
Young calves were fed in the creep while adults grazed elsewhere.
03
a slow, continuous, and often imperceptible movement or deformation of a material under stress
أمثلة
The metal beam showed signs of creep under constant load.
Engineers measured the creep of the bridge supports.
04
شخص غريب, شخص مقلق
a person whose behavior is disturbing or makes others uncomfortable
Slangأمثلة
That creep kept following me down the street.
ذلك الشخص المخيف استمر في متابعتي في الشارع.
She called him a creep after his strange comments.
دَعَتْهُ مُزْعِجًا بَعْدَ تَعْلِيقَاتِهِ الغَرِيبَةِ.
05
the gradual, often subtle development or spread of a phenomenon, condition, or change
أمثلة
There was a creep of bureaucracy in the organization.
The city experienced a creep of urban development into rural areas.
