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。