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。
In the garden, the inchworm started to creep along the stem of the flower.
庭で、シャクトリムシが花の茎に沿って這い始めました。
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
The cat crept through the tall grass, stalking its prey.
猫は高い草を這い、獲物を追いかけました。
As the detective observed the suspect's hideout, he saw a shadowy figure creep along the alley.
探偵が容疑者の隠れ家を観察していると、路地に沿って影のような人物が忍び寄るのを見た。
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
The ivy began to creep along the garden wall, creating a lush green covering.
アイビーは庭の壁に沿って這い始め、緑豊かな覆いを作り出した。
The vines of the pumpkin plant started to creep across the garden.
カボチャのつるが庭中に這い始めました。
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。
The actor, eager to impress the director, would creep on set.
監督に感銘を与えたいと願う俳優は、セットで這い回るだろう。
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。
The influence of new technology crept into every part of the business.
新技術の影響がビジネスのあらゆる部分に忍び込んだ。
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.
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
例
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
例
The metal beam showed signs of creep under constant load.
Engineers measured the creep of the bridge supports.
04
気持ち悪い奴, 不快な人物
a person whose behavior is disturbing or makes others uncomfortable
Slang例
That creep kept following me down the street.
あの不気味な人が通りで私を追いかけてきた。
She called him a creep after his strange comments.
彼女は彼の奇妙なコメントの後、彼を不気味な人と呼んだ。
05
the gradual, often subtle development or spread of a phenomenon, condition, or change
例
There was a creep of bureaucracy in the organization.
The city experienced a creep of urban development into rural areas.
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