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creeps

/kreeps/US // krips //UK // (kriːps) //

爬行,蠕变,爬行者,匍匐

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Similarly, the miniature’s ability to reflect and, simultaneously, distort our reality can give us the creeps.

  • From creeps and trolls to hoaxes and hackers, these are the things that made us want to say sayonara to the Interwebs this year.

  • As dusk approaches, a fog creeps up the slope of the mountain and swallows the sprawling city below—just like Pablo promised.

  • There is a slightly more political bent to the movies, and we all have a political point of view, and it creeps into the films.

  • When the mission becomes murky, and operations slow, bureaucracy creeps in to fill the gaps.

  • Thank smartphones and Twitter for exposing the secret misogynistic side of two very rich and powerful creeps this week.

  • It creeps into every detail; it infects the minutest affairs of life as well as the greatest concerns.

  • A cold doubt creeps into the experimental mind of Aristotle, with all his learning and his logic.

  • The more I think about it—why, if Millie hadnt got the creeps and run away, Inga never would have known where we were.

  • How Shylock—how the old Jew with his inexorable pound of flesh-worship, creeps up in every section of human society!

  • But when the fight is done, and darkness creeps around, he stretches forth his limbs in the tent and calls for love.'