喜樂美語
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    A creepy-crawly is a small crawling creature, especially an insect or spider that makes you flinch. Children use the word a lot, and adults use it when they want to sound light or when they feel a bit disgusted. It is homey and informal; a science page would say insect or spider instead. You can count them: one creepy-crawly, several creepy-crawlies. Though actually, people stretch it past true insects — spiders and other little things on many legs still get the name. The feeling in the word matters as much as the school label: a small thing that crawls and gives you the creeps.

    讓人害怕的小蟲子（口語；含蜘蛛等爬來爬去的）

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    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現， 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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組成From the brand name Kreepy Krauly, itself formed from creepy + crawly (crawl + -y). In the mouth it still feels like those two pieces: a crawling thing that gives you the creeps.

同家族的字

  • creepythe uneasy, slightly frightened feeling
  • crawlthe way the creature moves close to the ground

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

creepy-crawlynoun詞源 1

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    informalAny small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm that is unpleasant.

    • Mattresses were either spring or made of old straw, and sometimes contained little creepy-crawlies.
    • Many experts believe there is a clear environmental benefit to humans eating creepy-crawlies.

creepy-crawlyadj詞源 1

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    Unpleasant, repulsive.

    • […] and slimy, creepy-crawly dungeons with chains for your hands and feet; […]
    • Still he paid no heed; and I don't mind saying to you men that, for half a second, I felt creepy-crawly and goose-flesh down the back.

creepy-crawlynoun詞源 2

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    informalAn automated suction pool cleaner.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。