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to creep
01
ползти
to move slowly and quietly while staying close to the ground or other surface
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
Примеры
The spider, with delicate precision, began to creep across the ceiling.
Паук, с деликатной точностью, начал ползти по потолку.
In the garden, the inchworm started to creep along the stem of the flower.
В саду гусеница начала ползти вдоль стебля цветка.
02
красться, подкрадываться
to move slowly and quietly, especially in order to avoid being noticed or to approach someone unnoticed
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
Примеры
The cat crept through the tall grass, stalking its prey.
Кот крался через высокую траву, преследуя свою добычу.
As the detective observed the suspect's hideout, he saw a shadowy figure creep along the alley.
Когда детектив наблюдал за убежищем подозреваемого, он увидел, как теневая фигура крадется по переулку.
03
ползти, медленно расти
to grow slowly along the ground or another surface, typically by extending stems or branches
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
Примеры
The ivy began to creep along the garden wall, creating a lush green covering.
Плющ начал ползти вдоль садовой стены, создавая пышное зеленое покрытие.
The vines of the pumpkin plant started to creep across the garden.
Лозы тыквенного растения начали ползти по саду.
04
пресмыкаться, подлизываться
to act or behave in a servile manner, often characterized by exaggerated humility
Intransitive: to creep | to creep to sb
Примеры
The employee would always creep to the boss, offering constant compliments and nodding excessively to gain favor.
Сотрудник всегда подлизывался к начальнику, предлагая постоянные комплименты и чрезмерно кивая, чтобы завоевать расположение.
The actor, eager to impress the director, would creep on set.
Актер, стремясь произвести впечатление на режиссера, подлизывался на съемочной площадке.
05
ползти, постепенно распространяться
(of something) to slowly and steadily spread or move, often in a way that is hard to notice at first
Примеры
The fog crept across the valley at dawn.
Туман полз по долине на рассвете.
The influence of new technology crept into every part of the business.
Влияние новых технологий проникло во все части бизнеса.
Creep
01
a slow movement of the body, typically on hands and knees, or by dragging oneself along the ground
Примеры
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
Примеры
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
Примеры
The metal beam showed signs of creep under constant load.
Engineers measured the creep of the bridge supports.
04
жуткий тип, тревожная личность
a person whose behavior is disturbing or makes others uncomfortable
SlangПримеры
That creep kept following me down the street.
Этот подозрительный тип продолжал следовать за мной по улице.
She called him a creep after his strange comments.
Она назвала его жутким после его странных комментариев.
05
постепенное развитие
the gradual, often subtle development or spread of a phenomenon, condition, or change
Примеры
There was a creep of bureaucracy in the organization.
The city experienced a creep of urban development into rural areas.
