名词

1. 小海湾;小港湾
A creek is a narrow place where the sea comes a long way into the land.

2. 小河;小溪
A creek is a small stream or river.

3. 处于困境(或窘境);犯错误
If someone is up the creek, they are in a bad or difficult situation, or are wrong in some way. You can also say that someone is up the creek without a paddle .

1. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

e.g. the creek dried up every summer

Synonym: brook