So reasoned the detective, while the hours crept by all too slowly.

警察厅密探就这样在那儿胡思乱想，他觉得时间过得又长又慢。

Time creeps slowly by on a lazy afternoon, and the Sally Lightfoot crab tiptoes past the sea lions.

懒洋洋的下午时间慢慢流逝，细纹方蟹蹑手蹑脚经过海狮。

Yet the days crept by, and there could be no doubt that Fluffy was still alive and well behind the locked door.

不过随着时间一天天地过去，似乎路威仍然在那扇紧锁的门后面，安然无恙地活着。

Then he crept forward foot by foot until he was almost upon them, when with a sudden spring he darted into their midst.

他一步一步向前爬行，他几乎要抓住他们，他突然一跃而起钻入他们的巢穴。

A deadly long two minutes crept by.

漫长的两分钟悄悄过去了。

I crept around by the back door and hid in the shrubbery.

我从后门偷偷摸摸地躲到灌木丛里。

Other studies have shown that birds with orange and red plumage are similarly less creeped out by orange and red clothing.

其他研究表明，有橙色和红色羽毛的鸟类同样也不太会被橙色和红色的衬衫吓到。

In the last 20 years the average daytime temperature has crept up by nearly half a degree.

在过去的 20 年里，白天的平均气温上升了将近半度。

And for us to get kind of creeped out by it.

让我们有点被它吓坏了。

A woman in a fluttering shawl was creeping slowly by the railings, staggering as she went.

一个围着飘扬的披肩的女人慢慢地从栏杆边爬过去，走的时候步履蹒跚。

Alright, well, I have a confession to make – I'm kind of creeped out by clowns.

M：好吧，好吧，我要坦白——我有点被小丑吓到了。

The hours crept by slowly. Aouda was paralyzed with the fear that Mr. Fogg would never return and that she would be alone in the world once again.

时间慢慢地过去了。艾乌达陷入了瘫痪，她担心福格先生永远不会回来，而她将再次孤独地生活在这个世界上。

The little monkey had crept by the skylight of one garret, along the roof, into the skylight of the other, and it was with the utmost difficulty I could coax her out again.

这小猴子是从一个阁楼的天窗爬进去，沿着房顶，又进另一个阁楼的天窗。于是我费了好大劲才把她叫出来。

In the meantime, the minutes were creeping by: 3.15, 3.20, 3.25, 3.27. Supposing Julius did not get there in time. 3.29.... Doors were banging. Tommy felt cold waves of despair pass over him. Then a hand fell on his shoulder.

与此同时，分钟数在逐渐增加：3.15、3.20、3.25、3.27。假设尤里乌斯没有及时赶到那里。 3.29 .... 门在砰砰作响。汤米感到绝望的寒潮席卷了他。然后一只手落在了他的肩膀上。