creeping

1. V-I When people or animals creep somewhere, they move quietly and slowly. 悄悄地緩慢行進

Back I go to the hotel and creep up to my room. 我廻到旅館，躡手躡腳地進了房間。

2. V-I If something creeps somewhere, it moves very slowly. 漸漸蔓延

Mist had crept in again from the sea. 大霧再次從海上漸漸蔓延過來。

3. V-I If something creeps in or creeps back, it begins to occur or becomes part of something without people realizing or without them wanting it. 悄悄出現

Insecurity might creep in. 不安全感可能會悄然而生。

An increasing ratio of mistakes, perhaps induced by tiredness, crept into her game. 可能是因爲疲勞，她在比賽中的錯誤率不知不覺地陞高了。

4. V-I If a rate or number creeps up to a higher level, it gradually reaches that level. 攀陞

The inflation rate has been creeping up to 9.5 per cent. 通貨膨脹率已攀陞至9.5％。

5. to make someone's flesh creep→see flesh