creek

名词 creek:

1. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
   同义词：brook
2. any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma

1. I'll be up the creek if I don't pass this history test.
   我若不能通过这次历史考试，麻烦可就大了。
2. I was really up the creek when I lost my keys.
   我丢掉钥匙之后，真正遇到了麻烦。

creek

n.Abbr. cr.（名词）缩写 cr.
A small stream, often a shallow or intermittent tributary to a river.Also called Regional branch ,brook Regional kill 2Regional run
小河，溪流：一小股水流，通常指一条河流的浅滩或断断续续的支流也作 【区域的】 branch,brook【区域的】 kill2【区域的】 run
A channel or stream running through a salt marsh:
小河，支流：穿过盐碱沼泽的运河或小河：
例句：
tidal creeks teeming with shore wildlife.
生活着众多海岸野生动物的潮汐河流

Chiefly British A small inlet in a shoreline, extending farther inland than a cove.
【多用于英国】 小湾：在海岸线上的小港湾，比如小湾伸入陆地内

<习惯用语>up the creek 或
up the creek without a paddle 【非正式用语】
In a difficult, unfortunate, or inextricable position.
遭遇困难，处于困境：处于困难的、不幸的或困窘的境况
来源：
Middle English creke
中古英语 creke
probably from Old Norse kriki [bend]
可能源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 kriki [弯曲]