to creep
01
這う, 忍び寄る
to move slowly and quietly while staying close to the ground or other surface
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
例
The spider, with delicate precision, began to creep across the ceiling.
クモは、繊細な正確さで、天井を這い始めました。
02
忍び寄る, こっそり動く
to move slowly and quietly, especially in order to avoid being noticed or to approach someone unnoticed
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
例
Fearing they would disturb the nesting birds, the birdwatchers decided to creep quietly through the forest to observe them.
巣を作っている鳥を邪魔するのを恐れて、バードウォッチャーたちは静かに森を這い回ることに決め、それらを観察した。
03
這う, ゆっくりと成長する
to grow slowly along the ground or another surface, typically by extending stems or branches
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
例
As the wildflowers thrived in the meadow, they started to creep along the edges.
野の花が牧草地で繁茂するにつれ、それらは縁に沿ってはうようになりました。
04
へつらう, おべっかを使う
to act or behave in a servile manner, often characterized by exaggerated humility
Intransitive: to creep | to creep to sb
例
The employee would always creep to the boss, offering constant compliments and nodding excessively to gain favor.
その従業員は常に上司にへつらい、絶え間ない賛辞を提供し、過度にうなずいて好意を得ようとした。
05
這う, ゆっくりと広がる
(of something) to slowly and steadily spread or move, often in a way that is hard to notice at first
例
The fog crept across the valley at dawn.
霧が夜明けに谷間を這うように広がった。
Creep
01
a slow movement of the body, typically on hands and knees, or by dragging oneself along the ground
例
The toddler made a cautious creep across the floor.
02
an enclosure, usually fenced, that allows young animals to enter but prevents adults from accessing it
例
The farmer placed lambs in a creep to keep them safe.
03
a slow, continuous, and often imperceptible movement or deformation of a material under stress
例
The metal beam showed signs of creep under constant load.
04
気持ち悪い奴, 不快な人物
a person whose behavior is disturbing or makes others uncomfortable
Offensive
Slang例
That creep kept following me down the street.
05
the gradual, often subtle development or spread of a phenomenon, condition, or change
例
There was a creep of bureaucracy in the organization.
