creeks

英 [kriːks]

美 [kriks]

n.  小海湾; 小港湾; 小河; 小溪
creek的复数

柯林斯词典

• 小海湾;小港湾
  Acreekis a narrow place where the sea comes a long way into the land.
• N-COUNT 小河;小溪
  Acreekis a small stream or river.
  1. Follow Austin Creek for a few miles.
     沿着奥斯汀河走上几英里。
• 处于困境(或窘境);犯错误
  If someone isup the creek, they are in a bad or difficult situation, or are wrong in some way. You can also say that someone isup the creek without a paddle.

双语例句

• Cattle and sheep drink at creeks, monkeys revel on rocks.
  涧边牛羊饮，石上野猿狂。
• Along the mangrove waterways, creeks and estuarine waters, a rich tradition of artisanal mariculture has evolved and fish constitutes an important part of the peoples'protein supply.
  沿着红树林水道、溪流和河口水域形成了传统的手工海水养殖。养殖的鱼成为当地人们蛋白质来源的重要部分。
• Insatiably curious about the world, the Creeks enjoyed a freedom of thought and expression unknown in earlier societies.
  对世界充满永不满足的好奇，希腊人享受着早期社会还鲜为人知的思想和表达自由。
• Researchers studied three populations of Mexican tetra in the lab. Fish that live in creeks or rivers have two eyes and see just fine.
  研究人员在实验室研究了三种墨西哥丽脂鲤种群。在溪里或河里生活的鱼有两只眼睛，视力良好。
• There are no creeks around here, not for miles.
  这附近方圆几哩都没小河。
• Drought has also forced hikers to carry more water: The first eight creeks that we crossed were dry.
  干旱也迫使徒步旅行者随身携带更多水：我们在路上经过的头八条小溪都已干涸。
• I dreamt ( that) I started ( went for) a vagrant life with my friends on our bicycles, meandering along rural paths, wading creeks and brooks.
  我梦见我和我的朋友们一起去流浪了，骑着自行车，漫步在乡间小路。趟过小溪。
• Property boundaries at this time were not marked out with iron rods or stakes in a standard fashion, but rather designated by natural objects such as rocks, trees and creeks.
  那时，地产边界不是用标准的铁棍或木桩来做标志，而是用象岩石、木和小溪等自然物来界定。
• The creeks and streams were long gone back into the earth.
  小溪小河早都干得底朝天。
• Use water from mountain creeks, original taste and no spices.
  全部使用山泉水，原汁原味无放任何调味料。