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词汇 creep up on
释义
Phr V
creep up on
creeps, creeping, crept
creep up on sb
to move closer to someone, usually from behind, without being seen by them
He followed her down a dark alley and crept up on her.Don't creep up on me like that - you made me jump!
if a feeling or state creeps up on someone, they start to experience it so gradually that they are not aware of it
You don't even realise that you're getting older - it just creeps up on you.The worst thing about stress is how it creeps up on people.
if a date or an event creeps up on someone, it seems to come or happen sooner than they were expecting
Somehow the deadline crept up on me.
phrasecreep up on1. creep up on sb/sth to move closer to someone until you are next to them, without making any noise and usually from behind, so that they do not know you are there: You shouldn't creep up on people like that. You nearly gave me a heart attack! Armed men crept up on the van and opened fire with machine guns. SIMILAR TO: sneak up on2. creep up on sb if a feeling or state creeps up on you, you experience it gradually, so that you do not notice it at first: Old age is creeping up on me. I'm getting slower and feeling more tired than I used to. Fatigue creeps up on you when you're stressed at work, and destroys your body's ability to resist illness.3. creep up on sb if a time or event creeps up on you, it seems to happen sooner than you expected: The end of term seemed to creep up on us. Christmas has crept up on me this year - I haven't bought any presents yet.

creep up on (someone or something)

1. To approach someone or something slowly and often stealthily. I crept up on my brother from behind and startled him.
2. To encroach (upon one or something) gradually over time. It wasn't until I sat down that I realized how much exhaustion had crept up on me. The weeds have been really creeping up on the edge of the yard over the last few years.

creep up on someone or something

to sneak up on someone or something. Please don't creep up on me like that. You scared me to death. The cat crept up on the mouse. *the creeps and *the willies a state of anxiety or uneasiness. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) I get the creeps when I see that old house. I really had the willies when I went down into the dark basement.

creep up on

Advance slowly or stealthily, as in The cat crept up on the bird, or Autumn is creeping up on us. This expression is recorded in slightly different form- creep in or creep on -from the 15th century on. One of the Hymns to the Virgin and Christ (c. 1430) has "Now age has cropen [crept] up on me ful stille."
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