| 单词 | creek |
| 释义 | Related topics: Geography, Geologycreek /kriːk/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1. SG American English, AusE a small narrow stream or river 小溪，小河2. British EnglishSG a long narrow area of water that flows from the sea into the land 小海湾，小海港3 be up the creek (without a paddle) (also be up shit creek (without a paddle) not polite) spokenPROBLEM to be in a very difficult situation 陷入严重困境，倒了邪霉If I don’t get my passport by Friday, I’ll be up the creek. 如果到星期五我还拿不到护照的话，那就完了。Examples from the Corpuscreek• But up one side, straight up this beautiful creek and past palm trees, was Nui Ba Den.• Lagoons, creeks, islands, coves and deserted sandy beaches abound.• He approached the creek, looking furtively for signs of some one else.• A mosquito net was providentially suspended above the bed; the creek was certain to be thick with insects when night fell.• A week later villagers found the corpse of his eldest daughter, 12, by the creek.• He'd hit his ball into the creek and he was taking a drop.• The movement around and beneath her was as dizzying as the fast current of the creek had been a moment before.nCreek noun n1. the Creek [P] a Native American tribe from Georgia and Alabama in the USn2. [countable] a member of this tribe → Native American —Creek adjectiveOrigin creek (1400-1500) Old Norse kriki “bend”creek nounCreek nounLDOCE OnlineChinese or river Corpus a narrow small stream |
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