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

• 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。
• The Pilbara the word is Aboriginal for mullet, a type of fish running in the mountain creeks is both the end of the earth and the wellspring of Australia's future.
  皮尔巴拉在当地土语里是“鲻鱼”的意思，指一种在山涧里游走的鱼。现实中，皮尔巴拉既象征着土地的尽头，也象征着澳大利亚未来财富的源泉。
• Cattle and sheep drink at creeks, monkeys revel on rocks.
  涧边牛羊饮，石上野猿狂。
• Her pure beautiful voice, Zhuo bright streams, creeks, You Jing, and a gray bird whine.
  她纯净美丽的歌声，濯亮了山涧，小溪，幽径及一只鸟灰色的哀鸣。
• 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 Vermont and upstate New York, floodwaters cascaded through towns, bordering rivers and creeks.
  在佛蒙特州和纽约州北部，洪水淹没了城镇，冲破河岸和小溪。
• "There was heavy rain and creeks were flooded with torrents of water, which made them difficult to cross," Pa-an district KNU chairman Pado Saw Aung Maw Aye told Mizzima.
  “大雨中小溪山洪汹涌而下，缅军携带重装备，使他们难以行进”帕安地区克伦民族联盟主席巴多梭昂茂诶称。
• There are no creeks around here, not for miles.
  这附近方圆几哩都没小河。
• 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。
• 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。