| 释义 |
peep¹ /piːp/ vi. | vt. | n.
I ❶ vi.
1. 窥；偷看
peep out from chinks 从裂缝中看出去
peep behind the scenes 在布景后面窥视
He peeped at me from time to time. 他不时地偷眼看我。
2. 隐现；微现；(从隐蔽处)缓缓出现；(品质等)无意之中显露出来
The sun peeped through the clouds. 太阳从云罅露出脸来。
The half-moon was just peeping over the horizon. 半个月亮正从地平线上升起。
The flowers are beginning to peep through the soil. 花儿开始破土而出。
❷ vt.
使隐约显现；使出现
II n.
1. 窥视；偷看；一瞥；不完全的景象
He took a peep at the back of the book to find out the answers to the questions. 他偷看书后面的内容想找到题目的答案。
We went upstairs to have a peep at the new baby. 我们上楼去看看刚出生的小宝宝。
The hunters just got a peep at the deer before it disappeared into the woods. 猎人们刚瞥见一头鹿，它便消失在林子里了。
take a quick peep at the past 匆匆回顾过去
get a peep of a distant cottage through the trees 从树丛中隐约看见远处的农舍
2. 初现；隐约显现
at the peep of dawn 在破晓时分
At peep of day he left the homestead. 天刚亮他就离家了。
3. 窥孔
[?peek 的变体] |