verb🔗Share這うTo move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground."The baby turtle crept across the lawn, its belly dragging close to the ground. "赤ちゃんのカメは芝生を這い、お腹を地面に擦りつけながら進んだ。animalactionbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share這う, 伸びるOf plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards."The ivy tends to creep across the brick wall instead of growing straight up. "ツタはまっすぐ上に伸びる代わりに、レンガの壁を這う傾向があります。plantbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share忍び寄る, 這うTo move slowly and quietly in a particular direction."The cat crept silently across the floor towards the food bowl. "猫は食べ物のボウルに向かって床を静かに忍び寄った。actiondirectionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share徐々に変化する, 忍び寄るTo make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction."The temperature gradually creeped up throughout the day. "気温は一日を通して徐々に上がっていった。directionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share忍び寄る, 這う, 潜り込むTo move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself."The thief crept silently through the school hallway, trying not to be heard. "泥棒は聞こえないように、学校の廊下を静かに忍び寄った。actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share忍び寄る, ずれるTo slip, or to become slightly displaced."The loose floorboards in the attic creaked and groaned as I crept through the room. "屋根裏部屋の緩んだ床板は、私が部屋を忍び寄るにつれてギシギシと音を立てた。actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share媚びる, へつらうTo move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn."The new student crept around the class, trying to win the teacher's favor by constantly agreeing with everything she said. "新しい生徒は、先生の言うことに常に同意することで、先生の好意を得ようと教室で媚びを売っていた。attitudecharacteractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareぞっとする, 這うTo have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl."The cold, damp floor made goosebumps rise and made her skin creep. "冷たく湿った床は鳥肌を立たせ、彼女の肌をぞっとさせた。sensationbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share潜水ケーブルを回収するため、水中をグラップルで引きずるTo drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable."The salvage team will creep the seabed with specialized equipment to locate and recover the lost section of the transatlantic cable. "救助チームは、大西洋横断ケーブルの失われた部分を特定し回収するために、特殊な機器を使って海底をグラップルで引きずります。nauticaltechnologymachineoceansailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share浮気する, 不倫するTo covertly have sex (with a person other than one's primary partner); to cheat with."He crept on his coworker during their lunch break, hiding his affair from his wife. "彼は昼休みに同僚と浮気し、妻に不倫を隠した。sexmoralactionhumansocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share這うことThe movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails)"The slow creep of the ants across the kitchen counter was a nuisance. "台所のカウンターをアリがゆっくり這うのは迷惑だった。animalactionwayorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareクリープ、徐変A relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure."The engineer carefully monitored the bridge for any signs of creep in the concrete supports after the heavy truck traffic. "エンジニアは、大型トラックの交通量増加後、コンクリート支柱の徐変の兆候がないか橋を注意深く監視しました。technicalsciencephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareクリープ、ずれA slight displacement of an object: the slight movement of something"The tiny creep of the floorboards signaled someone was walking upstairs. "床板のわずかなずれは、誰かが階段を上がっていることを知らせた。physicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareじわじわとした拡大、浸透The gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively."christmas creep"クリスマスのじわじわとした拡大negativetendencysituationprocessbusinesssocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share背の突き出しIn sewn books, the tendency of pages on the inside of a quire to stand out farther than those on the outside of it."The book's pages had a noticeable creep, causing the inside pages to stick out more than the outer ones. "本のページには顕著な背の突き出しがあり、内側のページが外側のページよりも多く突き出ていました。technicalwritingstructureliteraturepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareクリープ、徐変An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress."The slow creep of the foundation caused the house to lean slightly over time. "基礎の徐変により、家は時間の経過とともにわずかに傾きました。materialphysicstechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareクリープThe imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock."The slow creep of the hillside soil made the foundation of the old house unstable. "丘の斜面の土壌のゆっくりとしたクリープが、古い家の基礎を不安定にしました。geologyenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share気味の悪い人, 変人Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric.""Everyone avoids talking to Michael; they say he's a real creep." "誰もマイケルと話すのを避けます。彼は本当に気味の悪い人だと言われています。characterpersonhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share気味の悪い人, 不気味な人A frightening and/or disconcerting person, especially one who gives the speaker chills."Stop following me, you creep!"私を追いかけるのはやめて、気味の悪い人！personcharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share柵, 垣根A barrier with small openings used to keep large animals out while allowing smaller animals to pass through."The farmer used a wire creep to keep the rabbits out of the vegetable garden, but let the chickens through. "農夫は、ウサギを菜園から締め出すために金網の柵を使用しましたが、鶏は通しました。propertyarchitectureanimalagricultureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
