释义 |
creep up on sb/sthphr v [t] 1. to surprise someone by walking up behind them quickly [为了使某人吃惊]悄悄从后面靠近:◇i wish you wouldn't creep up on me like that! 我希望你不要像那样悄悄从后面走近吓我一跳! 2. to happen sooner than you expect, or when you are not expecting something to happen 比预期早地发生; 不知不觉地发生:◇old age tends to creep up on you. 人们总是不知不觉就变老了。 |