peep
英 [piːp]
美[pip]
- n. 偷看；隐约看见，瞥见
- vi. 窥视；慢慢露出，出现；吱吱叫
- vt. 使出现
- n. (Peep)人名；(爱沙)佩普
词态变化
第三人称单数: peeps;过去式: peeped;过去分词: peeped;现在分词: peeping;
助记提示
1. Peeping Tom 偷窥狂。
2. 趴在门上，两只眼睛.
3. 其实很像两只眼睛通过前后两个p的孔去偷窥。
2. 趴在门上，两只眼睛.
3. 其实很像两只眼睛通过前后两个p的孔去偷窥。
中文词源
peep 偷窥，偷看
来自中古英语pepen,来自piken拼写变体，词源同peek.
英英释意
- 1. the short weak cry of a young bird
- 2. a secret look
英文词源
- peep (v.1)
- "glance" (especially through a small opening), mid-15c., perhaps alteration of Middle English piken (see peek (v.)). Peeping Tom "a curious prying fellow" [Grose] is from 1796 (see Godiva).
- peep (v.2)
- "make a short chirp," c. 1400, probably altered from pipen (mid-13c.), ultimately imitative (compare Latin pipare, French pepier, German piepen, Lithuanian pypti, Czech pipati, Greek pipos).
- peep (n.2)
- "short chirp," early 15c., from peep (v.2); meaning "slightest sound or utterance" (usually in a negative context) is attested from 1903. Meaning "young chicken" is from 1680s. The marshmallow peeps confection are said to date from 1950s.
- peep (n.1)
- 1520s, first in sense found in peep of day, from peep (v.1); meaning "a furtive glance" is first recorded 1730.
实用场景例句
- We caught her peeping through the keyhole.
- 她从锁孔偷看时，被我们撞着了。
牛津词典
- He was peeping at her through his fingers.
- 他从指缝偷看她。
牛津词典
- Could I just peep inside?
- 我能不能看一眼里边？
牛津词典
- The tower peeped above the trees.
- 塔尖从树梢上露出来。
牛津词典
- The sun peeped out from behind the clouds.
- 太阳从云层里露了一下脸。
牛津词典
- Dave took a quick peep at the last page.
- 戴夫迅速地瞟了一下最后一页。
牛津词典
- We did not hear a peep out of the baby all night.
- 我们整夜都没听到婴儿出声。
牛津词典
- Children came to peep at him round the doorway...
- 孩子们围在门口偷看他。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Now and then she peeped to see if he was noticing her.
- 她时不时地偷眼看他是否在注意自己。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Purple and yellow flowers peeped up between rocks...
- 岩石间隐约可见紫色和黄色的花儿。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Here and there a face peeped out from the shop doorway.
- 商店门口从不同方向露出一张脸。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- You don't hear a peep from her once she's gone to bed.
- 她一睡觉，就不会发出一点儿动静。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They like a child on a peep show, shadow play and painting.
- 他们孩提时代就喜欢上了西洋镜, 皮影戏和绘画艺术.
期刊摘选
- He took a peep through the door.
- 他往门里偷看了一眼.
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- Don't peep at the neighbors.
- 不要偷看邻居.
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- In the meadows pretty flowers peep out from the grass.
- 在牧草地上,美丽的花儿从草间隐约地显现.
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- I took a peep through the keyhole.
- 我从钥匙孔偷看了一眼.
《简明英汉词典》
- He took a peep at the back of out the answers to the questions.
- 同样的问题人们向他问得太多了,所以他的答案也是千篇一律.
期刊摘选
- Let me have just one peep at the letter.
- 让我瞥一眼这封信.
辞典例句
- He took a peep intopeep into the kitchen.
- 他往厨房里看了一眼.
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- It's impolite to peep at others.
- 偷看别人是不礼貌的.
辞典例句
- I haven't heard a peep out of the children for an hour.
- 有一个小时我没听见孩子们出声了.
辞典例句
- I know what's in the secret letter, for I a peep while no one was looking.
- 我知道密信上说些什么, 因为我在无人注意时瞧了一眼.
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- Not a dangerous action can peep out his head.
- 危险的举动绝不会在他头脑中出现.
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- And often through my curtains peep.
- 并经常通过我的窗帘窥视.
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- He ventured to peep into the next room.
- 他冒险把那房间瞧了一遍.
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