区别辨析creep、climb与crawl

creep、climb与crawl这些动词都有“爬”之意。

creep : 多指人或四足动物匍匐爬行,尤指偷偷地或不出声地缓慢向前爬行。也指植物的蔓延生长等。

  • She turned off the light and crept through the door.
    她关上灯,悄悄溜出门。
  • Someone was creeping around outside my window.
    有人在我的窗户外蹑手蹑脚地走动。

climb : 通常指用手或足爬上或爬下,也指飞机、日、月的上升,还可用作比喻。

  • to climb the stairs/mountain
    爬楼梯/登山
  • I hate climbing ladders.
    我讨厌爬梯子。

crawl : 指人或动物以身躯贴着地面缓慢地移动。

  • The child crawled across the floor.
    那个孩子爬过了地板。
  • The injured soldier crawled to safety.
    受伤的士兵慢慢爬向安全的地方。