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to creep
01
bò, di chuyển lén lút
to move slowly and quietly while staying close to the ground or other surface
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
Các ví dụ
The mountaineer carefully began to creep down the steep slope.
Người leo núi bắt đầu cẩn thận bò xuống sườn dốc.
02
lén lút, di chuyển một cách lén lút
to move slowly and quietly, especially in order to avoid being noticed or to approach someone unnoticed
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
Các ví dụ
Fearing they would disturb the nesting birds, the birdwatchers decided to creep quietly through the forest to observe them.
Lo sợ sẽ làm phiền những con chim đang làm tổ, những người quan sát chim quyết định lén lút lặng lẽ qua rừng để quan sát chúng.
03
bò, phát triển chậm
to grow slowly along the ground or another surface, typically by extending stems or branches
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
Các ví dụ
As the wildflowers thrived in the meadow, they started to creep along the edges.
Khi những bông hoa dại phát triển mạnh trên đồng cỏ, chúng bắt đầu bò dọc theo các mép.
04
nịnh hót, bợ đỡ
to act or behave in a servile manner, often characterized by exaggerated humility
Intransitive: to creep | to creep to sb
Các ví dụ
Wanting to be in the teacher 's good graces, the student would creep by staying late after class.
Muốn được lòng giáo viên, học sinh nịnh bợ bằng cách ở lại muộn sau giờ học.
05
bò, lan tỏa từ từ
(of something) to slowly and steadily spread or move, often in a way that is hard to notice at first
Các ví dụ
Time seemed to creep during the long meeting.
Thời gian dường như bò trong cuộc họp dài.
Creep
01
a slow movement of the body, typically on hands and knees, or by dragging oneself along the ground
Các ví dụ
The cat approached with a careful creep.
02
an enclosure, usually fenced, that allows young animals to enter but prevents adults from accessing it
Các ví dụ
The creep protects piglets from being crushed by the sow.
03
a slow, continuous, and often imperceptible movement or deformation of a material under stress
Các ví dụ
Plastic exhibits creep over long periods.
04
một kẻ đáng sợ, một người gây khó chịu
a person whose behavior is disturbing or makes others uncomfortable
Offensive
SlangCác ví dụ
The office creep wo n't stop hovering around her desk.
05
the gradual, often subtle development or spread of a phenomenon, condition, or change
Các ví dụ
Inflation showed a slow creep over several months.
