creek

noun

/kriːk/

Idioms

(British English) a narrow area of water where the sea flows into the land小海湾；小港湾 synonym inlet
- They drove to the little creek where they kept their fishing boat.他们驱车来到小港湾，那里是他们停放渔船的地方。
Topics Geographyc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- tidal
- little
- small
- …
verb + creek
- cross
creek + noun
- bed
- bottom
- bank
- …
(North American English, Australian English, New Zealand English) a small river or stream小河；小溪
- Sandy Creek沙溪
- He stood on the steep bank above Ray’s Creek.他站在雷河陡峭的岸上。
Topics Geographyc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- tidal
- little
- small
- …
verb + creek
- cross
creek + noun
- bed
- bottom
- bank
- …

词源Middle English: from Old French crique or from Old Norse kriki ‘nook’; perhaps reinforced by Middle Dutch krēke; of unknown ultimate origin.

Idioms

up the creek (without a paddle)

(informal) in a difficult or bad situation处于困境（或窘境）
- If they won't accept my credit card, I'll really be up the creek.如果他们不接受我的信用卡，我真的会陷入困境。

Creek

noun

/kriːk/

(plural Creek, Creeks)

a member of a Native American people, many of whom now live in the US state of Oklahoma克里克人（美洲土著，很多现居于美国俄克拉何马州）
CultureThe Creek were mostly farmers, originally in the states of Alabama and Georgia. They were one of the Five Civilized Tribes. Under their leader Tecumseh they were defeated by General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814) in Alabama. They were then moved to the West.
词源from creek, because they lived beside the waterways of the flatlands of Georgia and Alabama, USA.

词汇	creek
释义	creek noun /kriːk/ /kriːk/ Idioms (British English) a narrow area of water where the sea flows into the land小海湾；小港湾 synonym inlet They drove to the little creek where they kept their fishing boat.他们驱车来到小港湾，那里是他们停放渔船的地方。 Topics Geographyc2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective tidal little small … verb + creek cross creek + noun bed bottom bank … (North American English, Australian English, New Zealand English) a small river or stream小河；小溪 Sandy Creek沙溪 He stood on the steep bank above Ray’s Creek.他站在雷河陡峭的岸上。 Topics Geographyc2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective tidal little small … verb + creek cross creek + noun bed bottom bank … 词源Middle English: from Old French crique or from Old Norse kriki ‘nook’; perhaps reinforced by Middle Dutch krēke; of unknown ultimate origin. Idioms up the creek (without a paddle) (informal) in a difficult or bad situation处于困境（或窘境） If they won't accept my credit card, I'll really be up the creek.如果他们不接受我的信用卡，我真的会陷入困境。 Creek noun /kriːk/ /kriːk/ (plural Creek, Creeks) a member of a Native American people, many of whom now live in the US state of Oklahoma克里克人（美洲土著，很多现居于美国俄克拉何马州） CultureThe Creek were mostly farmers, originally in the states of Alabama and Georgia. They were one of the Five Civilized Tribes. Under their leader Tecumseh they were defeated by General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814) in Alabama. They were then moved to the West. 词源from creek, because they lived beside the waterways of the flatlands of Georgia and Alabama, USA.
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