单词 | creek |
释义 | creek /kreek, krik/, n. 1. U.S., Canada, and Australia. a stream smaller than a river. 2. a stream or channel in a coastal marsh. 3. Chiefly Atlantic States and Brit. a recess or inlet in the shore of the sea. 4. an estuary. 5. Brit. Dial. a narrow, winding passage or hidden recess. 6. up the creek, Slang. in a predicament; in a difficult or seemingly hopeless situation. [1200-50; ME creke, var. of crike < ON kriki bend, crook] |
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