creep up on somebody/something

phrasal verbphr v

a) SURPRISEDto surprise someone by walking up behind them silently 从后面悄悄靠近〔而吓人一跳〕

Don’t yell – let’s creep up on them and scare them.

别喊，让我们悄悄从他们后面走过去吓他们一跳。

b) INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETCif a feeling or idea creeps up on you, it gradually increases 〔感情或观点〕渐渐变强

The feeling she had for Malcolm had crept up on her and taken her by surprise.

她对马尔科姆的感情逐渐加深，她自己都感到吃惊。

c) HAPPENto seem to come sooner than you expect 不知不觉中到来

Somehow, the end of term had crept up on us.

不知不觉又到学期末了。

Examples from the Corpus

creep up on • But once she was alone with her knitting depression crept up on Leonora like an incoming tide.• It had been creeping up on me during the last couple of days.• In the dark hours before dawn we crept up on our objectives and laid charges.• White bears can creep up on seals much more easily than brown bears can.• Trying to stay calm, he crept up on the statue.• And all the while he had been creeping up on them, unseen.• They must have been creeping up on us.• If you're not careful, this is when lines start to creep up on you.

→ creep up on somebody/something at creep1(3)

词汇	creep up on somebody/something
释义	creep up on somebody/something creep up on somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) SURPRISEDto surprise someone by walking up behind them silently 从后面悄悄靠近〔而吓人一跳〕 Don’t yell – let’s creep up on them and scare them. 别喊，让我们悄悄从他们后面走过去吓他们一跳。 b) INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETCif a feeling or idea creeps up on you, it gradually increases 〔感情或观点〕渐渐变强 The feeling she had for Malcolm had crept up on her and taken her by surprise. 她对马尔科姆的感情逐渐加深，她自己都感到吃惊。 c) HAPPENto seem to come sooner than you expect 不知不觉中到来 Somehow, the end of term had crept up on us. 不知不觉又到学期末了。 Examples from the Corpus creep up on • But once she was alone with her knitting depression crept up on Leonora like an incoming tide.• It had been creeping up on me during the last couple of days.• In the dark hours before dawn we crept up on our objectives and laid charges.• White bears can creep up on seals much more easily than brown bears can.• Trying to stay calm, he crept up on the statue.• And all the while he had been creeping up on them, unseen.• They must have been creeping up on us.• If you're not careful, this is when lines start to creep up on you. → creep up on somebody/something at creep1(3)
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