creek
gb/kɹˈik/ us/kɹˈik/
A2
英語
~ 2200
patak, öbölág, árapályos csatorna
名詞
A2
1
patak
A2
用法パターン：
a creek flows through [a place]
We followed the trail along the creek.
A patak mentén haladó ösvényt követtük.
After the rain, the creek overflowed its banks.
Az eső után a patak kilépett a medréből.
The kids played by the creek all afternoon.
A wooden bridge crossed the narrow creek.
学習者向け例文
There is a small creek near my house.
Van egy kis patak a házam közelében.
We walked to the creek to see the fish.
Elsétáltunk a patakhoz, hogy megnézzük a halakat.
The creek is very quiet in summer.
A bridge goes over the creek.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'creek' with 'crick', which is a different word meaning a pain in the neck or back.
意味
Small natural stream
コロケーション
shallow creek
|creek bed
|cross the creek
|creek water
類義語
stream (A general term for flowing water, can be larger or smaller than a creek depending on region.)
対義語
river (A much larger natural flow of water compared to a creek.)
テーマ
geography
|nature
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
定義
A small, natural flow of water, smaller than a river.
A narrow, natural stream of fresh water that is smaller than a river.
名詞
B1
2
öbölág
B2
The boat was anchored in a quiet creek.
A hajó egy csendes öbölágban horgonyzott.
Mangroves lined both sides of the tidal creek.
Mangrovefák szegélyezték az árapályos csatorna mindkét oldalát.
This village grew up around a sheltered creek.
学習者向け例文
The boat is in the creek.
A hajó az öbölágban van.
We saw fish in the creek near the ocean.
Halakat láttunk az óceán közelében lévő öbölágban.
The creek goes far into the land.
よくある間違い：
Learners may confuse this meaning with the freshwater stream sense, especially if only familiar with American English usage.
意味
Narrow sheltered inlet
コロケーション
tidal creek
|fishing creek
|creek mouth
類義語
inlet (A general term for any narrow body of water between islands or leading inland from a sea or lake.)
対義語
headland (A piece of land that sticks out into water, opposite to an inlet.)
テーマ
geography
|nature
|travel
定義
A small, narrow part of the sea or river that goes into the land.
A narrow, sheltered waterway leading inland from a sea, river, or estuary, especially in coastal areas.
文法
辞書形
creek
IPA
GB/kɹˈik/
US/kɹˈik/
音節・強勢
creek （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (creek)
活用形
Noun
- Base: creek
- Plural: creeks
関連語
Forms
creeks
noun
Related words
creekside
adjective
表現
up the creek
1/ˈʌp ðə kɹˈik/
idiom
informal
In serious trouble
In a very bad or difficult situation without an easy way out.
例文
- If we miss the last bus, we'll be up the creek.
- Without his passport, he was really up the creek.
up the creek without a paddle
1/ˈʌp ðə kɹˈik wɪðˈaʊt ə pˈædəl/
idiom
informal
in serious trouble with no help
To be in big trouble and have no good way to fix the problem.
例文
- When the car broke down in the desert, they were up the creek without a paddle.
- When the funding was suddenly cut, the project team was up the creek without a paddle.
- If this plan fails, we'll be up the creek without a paddle.
- If we lose this client, we’ll be up the creek without a paddle financially.
- He realized he was up the creek without a paddle after he lost both his job and his apartment in the same week.