creek

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creek /kriːk/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1. SG American English, AusE a small narrow stream or river 小溪，小河2. British EnglishSG a long narrow area of water that flows from the sea into the land 小海湾，小海港3  be up the creek (without a paddle)  (also be up shit creek (without a paddle) not polite) spokenPROBLEM to be in a very difficult situation 陷入严重困境，倒了邪霉If I don’t get my passport by Friday, I’ll be up the creek. 如果到星期五我还拿不到护照的话，那就完了。

Examples from the Corpus

creek• But up one side, straight up this beautiful creek and past palm trees, was Nui Ba Den.• Lagoons, creeks, islands, coves and deserted sandy beaches abound.• He approached the creek, looking furtively for signs of some one else.• A mosquito net was providentially suspended above the bed; the creek was certain to be thick with insects when night fell.• A week later villagers found the corpse of his eldest daughter, 12, by the creek.• He'd hit his ball into the creek and he was taking a drop.• The movement around and beneath her was as dizzying as the fast current of the creek had been a moment before.nCreek noun  n1. the Creek [P] a Native American tribe from Georgia and Alabama in the USn2. [countable] a member of this tribe → Native American —Creek adjectiveOrigin creek (1400-1500) Old Norse kriki “bend”

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or river Corpus a narrow small stream

creek
creek /kriːk/ noun [countable]1. American English Australian English a small narrow stream or river
2. British English a long narrow area of water that flows from the sea into the land
3. be up the creek (without a paddle) (also be up shit creek (without a paddle) not polite) spoken to be in a very difficult situation:
    If I don’t get my passport by Friday, I’ll be up the creek.
     

THESAURUS

■ a small river
   ▪ stream a small narrow river: a cool mountain stream
   ▪ brook literary a small stream: There was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks.
   ▪ creek a narrow area of sea that goes into the land, or a small river: The River Fal with its many creeks was a perfect place for smugglers. | The kids hunted for crabs in the muddy creek.

Creek
Creek noun
1. the Creek [P] a Native American tribe from Georgia and Alabama in the US
2. [countable] a member of this tribe ⇨ Native American
—Creek adjective

creekBrE /kriːk/ 🔊NAmE /kriːk/ 🔊 noun(BrE) a narrow area of water where the sea flows into the land 小海湾；小港湾 SYN inlet (NAmE, AustralE, NZE) a small river or stream 小河；小溪●up the ˈcreek (without a ˈpaddle)(informal) in a difficult or bad situation 处于困境（或窘境）◆I was really up the creek without my car. 离了我那辆汽车真是不方便。🔊🔊

CreekBrE /kriːk/ 🔊NAmE /kriːk/ 🔊 noun (

plural

Creek or

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）