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peck² /pek/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 啄；啄食；啄成
The cock tried to peck me. 这只公鸡要啄我。
The chickens pecked the grains of corn. 小鸡啄食谷粒。
The bird pecked insects from the log. 鸟儿从木头中啄食小虫。
We watched the baby chicks peck their way out of their shells. 我们看着小鸡啄破蛋壳而出。
The bird pecked a hole in the tree. 那只鸟在树上啄出一个洞。
2. 凿；琢；凿开；凿成
The stone was pecked and ground into cylindrical pestles. 石头被凿开并被磨成一根根圆柱形的杵。
figures pecked into the rock 在岩石上凿出的图形
3. 〈口〉匆匆轻吻
peck sb. on the cheek (或 peck sb.'s cheek) 匆匆吻一下某人的脸颊
4. 〈口〉(因食欲不佳等)勉强小口地吃
❷ vi.
1. 啄；啄穿；啄起；啄食
A plump brown hen was pecking around for stray grains of corn. 一只肥得圆滚滚的棕色母鸡正在四周转悠，啄食零星谷粒。
2. 凿；琢
3. 找茬儿
4. 勉强吃；一小口一小口地吃
5. 连续敲击
Stop pecking on the window. 别不停地敲窗。
II n.
1. 啄；凿；琢
The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand. 那只鸟狠狠地啄了一下他的手。
2. 啄(或凿)出的洞；凿痕
3. 〈俚〉匆匆的一吻
a peck goodbye 匆匆的吻别
She gave him a peck on the cheek. 她在他脸颊上匆匆一吻。
4. 〈古〉食物
[<ME pecken, 变体<pikken to pick²] phr. off one's peck 〈俚〉正没胃口 peck and perch 〈俚〉吃和住，膳宿 peck at 1. 啄；凿；不断击打；用手指连续敲打 The bird pecked at the bread crumbs. 鸟啄食面包屑。peck at the ground with a pickaxe 用鹤嘴锄掘地 They kept pecking away at us with night bombers. 他们不断用夜间轰炸机来袭击我们。She is pecking away at the keys of a laptop. 她在不停地敲打着手提电脑的键盘。2. 勉强小口地吃 You are only pecking at your food: what's wrong? 你只吃这么一丁点儿，怎么啦? 3. 不断找…的茬儿 Don't peck at one another, children. 孩子们，别老是互相找茬儿。My wife keeps pecking at me. 我老婆没完没了地找我的岔子。peck out 1. 啄出；啄坏 The crow pecked out the eyes of the dead sheep. 乌鸦啄出了那头死羊的眼睛。2. 用食指在打字机上费力地打出 He pecked out a poem. 他用食指在打字机上(笨拙地)打出一首诗。 |