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

• The creeks and streams were long gone back into the earth.
  小溪小河早都干得底朝天。
• Occurs in brackish waters of tidal creeks and river mouths, usually among mangroves.
  出现于潮汐小溪与河口的半咸淡水域，通常在红树林之中。
• 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。
• In small, modular refineries they are producing kerosene and other fuel and selling to the local market from so-called mushroom enterprises in the creeks and swamps.
  他们在小型标准化炼厂生产煤油及其它燃料，然后从位于溪谷和沼泽的无数所谓的小作坊，把它们出售给当地市场。
• 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。
• 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。
• Lonely creeks are opal in the dawn, sword-blue in the sun, grayly silver under misty moons.
  偏僻的小溪黎明的时候是乳白色的，阳光下是剑蓝色，朦胧的月色下则呈银灰色。
• 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。
• Cattle and sheep drink at creeks, monkeys revel on rocks.
  涧边牛羊饮，石上野猿狂。
• 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。