creek

creek
noun
  1. an inlet in a shoreline, channel in a marsh, or other narrow, sheltered waterway
    小港;小湾
    ■(N. Amer. & Austral./NZ)a stream, brook, or minor tributary of a river
    (北美,澳/新西兰)小溪;小河;(河)小支流
常用词组
be up the creek
informal
非正式
  1. (亦作 be up the creek without a paddle)be in severe difficulty or trouble, especially with no means of extricating oneself from it
    陷入困境的;走投无路的
  2. (Brit.) stupid or misguided
    (英)愚蠢的;误入歧途的
be up shit creek
  1. 见 shit
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French crique or from Old Norse kriki 'nook'; perhaps reinforced by Middle Dutch krēkeof; of unknown ultimate origin
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