"creeping" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 悄悄地移动
• 蔓延

Definition

慢慢地、悄悄地移动，通常为了不被发现；也可以指某物逐渐蔓延或增加。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

可用于正式和非正式场合，既可形容人/动物悄悄移动，也可表示负面事物逐渐增加（如 'creeping fear', 'creeping inflation'）。与'crawling'不同，后者主要指用手膝爬行。

Examples

The cat is creeping along the wall.

猫正在沿着墙**悄悄地移动**。

A plant was creeping across the garden fence.

有一株植物正沿着花园围栏**蔓延**。

Fear is creeping into his mind.

恐惧正在**慢慢渗入**他的心里。

I caught him creeping out of the kitchen late at night.

我发现他深夜在厨房**悄悄溜出来**。

Prices have been creeping up this year.

今年价格一直在**慢慢上涨**。

There's a creeping sense of doubt about the plan.

对这个计划有一种**逐渐蔓延**的怀疑感。