- (of a bird) strike or bite something with its beak（鸟）啄, （用喙）咬：
two geese were pecking at some grain
两只鹅正啄着谷粒
with obj. beaks may be cut off to stop the hens pecking each other.可以把母鸡的喙割掉以防止它们互相啄咬。
- with obj. make (a hole) by striking with the beak啄成（一个洞）：
robins are the worst culprits, pecking holes in every cherry.
知更鸟是最可恶的鸟, 它在每个樱桃上都要啄洞。
- with obj. remove or pluck out by biting with the beak啄掉, 啄离; 啄破：
vultures swooping down to peck out the calf's eyes.
俯冲而下, 想要啄出小牛眼睛的秃鹰们。
- with obj. kiss (someone) lightly or perfunctorily轻轻地吻; 漫不经心地吻, 敷衍地吻：
she pecked him on the cheek.
她轻轻地吻了一下他的脸颊。
peck at
informal (of a person) eat (food) listlessly or daintily〈非正式〉（人）勉强小口地吃（食物）, 一点一点地吃（食物）：don't peck at your food, eat a whole mouthful.
不要那么一小口一小口地吃, 大口吃。
- with obj. type (something) slowly and laboriously缓慢而费力地用打字机打：
his son Paul was pecking out letters with two fingers on his typewriter.
他的儿子保罗在打字机上用两根手指缓慢而费力地打信。
- informal (of a horse) pitch forward or stumble as a result of striking the ground with the front rather than the flat of the hoof〈非正式〉（马）向前跌倒; 绊倒：
her father's horse had pecked slightly on landing.
她父亲的马前蹄着地时稍微绊了一下。
ORIGIN: variant of obsolete pick 'fix (something pointed) in the ground'.
- with obj. archaic strike with a pick or other tool〈古〉（用凿子等）凿; 琢：
part of a wall was pecked down and carted away.
墙的一部分已被凿掉, 并用车运走了。
- a stroke or bite by a bird with its beak（鸟的）咬, 啄：
the bird managed to give its attacker a sharp peck.
这只鸟给了攻击者凌厉的一啄。
- a light or perfunctory kiss轻轻的一吻; 漫不经心的一吻, 敷衍的一吻：
a fatherly peck on the cheek.
一个在脸颊上的父爱般的轻吻。
- mass noun archaic food〈古〉食物：
he wants a little more peck.
他想再多要一点吃的东西。
- a measure of capacity for dry goods, equal to a quarter of a bushel (2 imperial gallons = 9. 092 l, or 8 US quarts = 8. 81 l)配克（干量名, 等于1/4蒲式耳［2英制加仑等于9. 092升, 或8美制夸脱等于8.81升］）。
- archaic a large number or amount of something〈古〉许多, 大量：
a peck of dirt.
一大堆污物。