creep

creep, climb, crawl

这些动词都有“爬”之意。
creep: 多指人或四足动物匍匐爬行，尤指偷偷地或不出声地缓慢向前爬行。也指植物的蔓延生长等。
climb: 通常指用手或足爬上或爬下，也指飞机、日、月的上升，还可用作比喻。
crawl: 指人或动物以身躯贴着地面缓慢地移动。

名词 creep:

1. someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
   同义词：weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook
2. a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
3. a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
4. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
   同义词：crawl, crawling, creeping

动词 creep:

1. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
   同义词：crawl
2. to go stealthily or furtively
   同义词：sneak, mouse, pussyfoot
3. grow in such a way as to cover (a building)
   同义词：grow over
4. show submission or fear
   同义词：fawn, crawl, cringe, cower, grovel

1. You slimy little creep!
   你这个卑鄙无耻的奴才！
2. The thief crept along the corridor.
   那贼偷偷地在走廊上潜行。
3. Ivy had crept up the castle walls.
   常春藤爬上了城堡的围墙。
4. The cat was creeping silently towards the mouse.
   猫悄悄地朝着老鼠爬过去。
5. We crept upstairs so as not to wake the baby.
   为了不吵醒婴儿，我们蹑手蹑脚地上了楼梯。

creep

v.intr.（不及物动词）
crept[krμpt] creep.ing,creeps
To move with the body close to the ground, as on hands and knees.
匍匐，爬行：躯体贴着地面爬行，如用手和膝盖

To move stealthily or cautiously.
蹑足前进：秘密地或谨慎地移动
To move or proceed very slowly:
徐行，缓行：非常缓慢地移动或前进：
例句：
Traffic creeps at that hour.
那时刻交通流动缓慢

Botany
【植物学】
To grow or spread along a surface, rooting at intervals or clinging by means of suckers or tendrils.
蔓生：间隔一段距离的根或通过吸根或卷须在物体表面上的生长或蔓延
To grow horizontally under the ground, as the rhizomes of many plants.
蔓延生长：许多植物的根茎等在地底下横向生长
To slip out of place; shift gradually.
悄悄地走出某处；逐渐移动
To have a tingling sensation, made by or as if by things moving stealthily:
发痒：觉得有东西或似乎有东西在缓缓移动而产生震颤的感觉：
例句：
a moan that made my flesh creep.
令我心惊肉跳的呻吟

n.（名词）
The act of creeping; a creeping motion or progress.
爬行：爬行的动作；爬行的姿势或过程
Slang An annoyingly unpleasant or repulsive person.
【俚语】 讨厌的家伙：一个令人讨厌的、乏味的或引起反感的人
A slow flow of metal when under high temperature or great pressure.
蠕变：金属在高温或高压下的缓慢流动
A slow change in a characteristic of electronic equipment, such as a decrease in power with continued usage.
蠕变：电子仪器的特性参数的缓慢变化，如由于连续使用而造成的功率下降
Geology The slow movement of rock debris and soil down a weathered slope.
【地质学】 蠕动：岩石碎片和土壤沿着受风雨侵蚀的滑坡向下缓慢移动
creeps Informal A sensation of fear or repugnance, as if things were crawling on one`s skin:
creeps 【非正式用语】 惊恐，战栗：象有东西在人皮肤上爬动似的害怕或厌恶的感觉：
例句：
That house gives me the creeps.
那所房子使我毛骨悚然

来源：
Middle English crepen
中古英语 crepen
from Old English crôopan
源自 古英语 crôopan