creek

[kriːk] [kriːk]
  • 复数:creeks;
  • 相关单词 creeks
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    • be up the creek informal 非正式
      (亦作 be up the creek without a paddle)be in severe difficulty or trouble, especially with no means of extricating oneself from it 陷入困境的;走投无路的 (Brit.) stupid or misguided (英)愚蠢的;误入歧途的
    • be up shit creek
    • up the creek 或 up the creek without a paddle 【非正式用语】
      In a difficult, unfortunate, or inextricable position. 遭遇困难,处于困境:处于困难的、不幸的或困窘的境况
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • N-COUNT
      小海湾;小港湾
      A creek is a narrow place where the sea comes a long way into the land.
    • N-COUNT
      小河;小溪
      A creek is a small stream or river.
      例句
      Follow Austin Creek for a few miles. 沿着奥斯汀河走上几英里。
    • PHRASE
      处于困境(或窘境);犯错误
      If someone is up the creek, they are in a bad or difficult situation, or are wrong in some way. You can also say that someone is up the creek without a paddle .
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river);
      "the creek dried up every summer"