"creep by" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 慢慢過去
• 悄悄經過

Definition

以非常緩慢的速度過去，常用來形容時間過得慢，或某人悄悄無聲地經過。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於非正式場合，描述時間過得慢（如「the hours creep by」），也可指人或物悄無聲息地經過。

Examples

The minutes creep by when I am waiting for the bus.

等公車時，時間**慢慢過去**。

The night seemed to creep by because I couldn't sleep.

我睡不著，所以夜晚**慢慢過去**。

He tried to creep by the sleeping dog without waking it up.

他試圖在狗睡覺時**悄悄經過**，不吵醒牠。

During the boring meeting, the hours just seemed to creep by.

在無聊的會議中，時間就像**慢慢過去**一樣。

I watched the cars creep by my window in the traffic jam.

我看著汽車在交通堵塞時從我窗前**慢慢經過**。

Summer used to creep by, but now it feels way too short.

夏天以前總是**慢慢過去**，但現在感覺太短了。