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

• There were many creeks in this mountainous region, and it was necessary to cross Muddy Creek, Green Creek and others, upon culverts.
  在这一带山区，河川很多，铁路必须从污水河、清水河以及其他河流的小桥上穿过。
• The Pilbara the word is Aboriginal for mullet, a type of fish running in the mountain creeks is both the end of the earth and the wellspring of Australia's future.
  皮尔巴拉在当地土语里是“鲻鱼”的意思，指一种在山涧里游走的鱼。现实中，皮尔巴拉既象征着土地的尽头，也象征着澳大利亚未来财富的源泉。
• They are commonly found in lakes, rivers, creeks, hot springs and other bodies of water.
  它们通常存在于湖泊、河流、小溪、温泉及其它水域中。
• Her pure beautiful voice, Zhuo bright streams, creeks, You Jing, and a gray bird whine.
  她纯净美丽的歌声，濯亮了山涧，小溪，幽径及一只鸟灰色的哀鸣。
• 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。
• 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。
• In kayaking, a lightweight strategy born on southeastern steep creeks saved me time so I could paddle longer rivers and have more fun without compromising safety.
  在漂流过程中，使用一种起源于东南部湍急河流的轻量级策略，为我节省了时间，使我可以划得更远，玩得更开心，而无需过多考虑安全问题。
• 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。
• Cattle and sheep drink at creeks, monkeys revel on rocks.
  涧边牛羊饮，石上野猿狂。
• Shrimps are usually caught with push nets along shallow creeks within the mangroves and by off-shore trawlers.
  虾通常在红树林浅湾用推网和近海拖捞船捕获。