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creep

/kɹiːp/

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verb

這う

To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.

Examples :

"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。

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verb

這う, 伸びる

Of plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards.

Examples :

"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。

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verb

忍び寄る, 這う

To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.

Examples :

"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。

action direction way

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verb

徐々に変化する, 忍び寄る

To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.

Examples :

"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。

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verb

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.

Examples :

"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。

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忍び寄る, ずれる

To slip, or to become slightly displaced.

Examples :

"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。

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verb

媚びる, へつらう

To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn.

Examples :

"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。

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ぞっとする, 這う

To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl.

Examples :

"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。

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verb

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.

Examples :

"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。

nautical technology machine ocean sailing

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verb

浮気する, 不倫する

To covertly have sex (with a person other than one's primary partner); to cheat with.

Examples :

"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。

sex moral action human society

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noun

這うこと

The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails)

Examples :

"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。

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noun

クリープ、徐変

A relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

クリープ、ずれ

A slight displacement of an object: the slight movement of something

Examples :

"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。

physics science

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noun

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.

Examples :

"christmas creep"

クリスマスのじわじわとした拡大

negative tendency situation process business society

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noun

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.

Examples :

"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。

technical writing structure literature part

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noun

クリープ、徐変

An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.

Examples :

"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。

material physics technical

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noun

クリープ

The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.

Examples :

"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。

geology environment nature

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noun

気味の悪い人, 変人

Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric.

Examples :

""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。

character person human

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noun

気味の悪い人, 不気味な人

A frightening and/or disconcerting person, especially one who gives the speaker chills.

Examples :

"Stop following me, you creep!"

私を追いかけるのはやめて、気味の悪い人！

person character human

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noun

柵, 垣根

A barrier with small openings used to keep large animals out while allowing smaller animals to pass through.

Examples :

"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。

property architecture animal agriculture environment