creep up

/kriːp ʌp/· phrasal v.

财经/商业B2

creep up
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Chinese meaning

(价jià格gé等děng)悄qiāo悄qiāo上shàng涨zhǎng;逐zhú步bù攀pān升shēng

不bù知zhī不bù觉jué地dì慢màn慢màn增zēng加jiā

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笔bǐ记jì本běn价jià格gé随suí内nèi存cún芯xīn片piàn涨zhǎng价jià而ér渐jiàn涨zhǎng

Example

Prices have been creeping up as the memory chips inside them get more expensive.

随suí着zhe机jī器qì里lǐ的de内nèi存cún芯xīn片piàn越yuè来lái越yuè贵guì,价jià格gé一yì直zhí在zài悄qiāo悄qiāo上shàng涨zhǎng。

Source: TheStreet · 29 Oct 2026

Background ✎

微wēi软ruǎn公gōng布bù最zuì新xīn财cái季jì业yè绩jì,Windows OEM 与yǔ设shè备bèi业yè务wù营yíng收shōu在zài截jié至zhì9月yuè30日rì的de财cái季jì下xià降jiàng 22%。原yuán因yīn是shì内nèi存cún芯xīn片piàn变biàn贵guì,笔bǐ记jì本běn价jià格gé上shàng涨zhǎng,不bù少shǎo人rén推tuī迟chí了le买mǎi电diàn脑nǎo。微wēi软ruǎn从cóng电diàn脑nǎo厂chǎng商shāng那nà里lǐ收shōu取qǔ授shòu权quán费fèi,所suǒ以yǐ Windows 业yè绩jì其qí实shí就jiù是shì个gè人rén电diàn脑nǎo市shì场chǎng的de风fēng向xiàng标biāo。

Roots · etymology

creep 本义爬行,词典释义为悄悄、不被察觉地推进

  • creep(爬行)+ up(向上),动词短语

Collocations

  • creep up on sb / prices creep up / costs creep up

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