peek

noun

/piːk/

[singular]

a quick and secret look at something that you should not be looking at窥视；偷看 synonym peep
- I took a quick peek inside.我匆匆向里面偷看了一眼。
Homophones peak | peek | pique
peak peek pique
/piːk/

/piːk/
- peak noun
  Mount McKinley is the highest peak in North America.麦金利山是北美最高的山峰。
- peak verb
  Birdsong tends to peak in the spring mating season.鸟鸣往往在春季交配季节达到顶峰。
- peek verb
  I have to peek out from behind a cushion when watching horror films.看恐怖片要从靠垫后面往外偷看。
- peek noun
  She sneaked a peek at her watch.她偷偷看了一眼手表。
- pique noun
  He smashed his racket in a fit of pique.他一气之下打碎了球拍。
- pique verb
  He knew the cutting remark would pique his friend's vanity.他知道尖刻的话会激起他朋友的虚荣心。
see also sneak peek

peek

verb

/piːk/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they peek	/piːk/ /piːk/
he / she / it peeks	/piːks/ /piːks/
past simple peeked	/piːkt/ /piːkt/
past participle peeked	/piːkt/ /piːkt/
-ing form peeking	/ˈpiːkɪŋ/ /ˈpiːkɪŋ/

[intransitive] to look at something quickly and secretly because you should not be looking at it窥视；偷看 synonym peep
- No peeking!禁止窥探！
- + adv./prep. She peeked at the audience from behind the curtain.她从帷幕后面窥视了一下观众。
- I couldn't resist peeking in the drawer.我不由得偷看了一下抽屉里面。
Homophones peak | peek | pique
peak peek pique
/piːk/

/piːk/
- peak noun
  Mount McKinley is the highest peak in North America.麦金利山是北美最高的山峰。
- peak verb
  Birdsong tends to peak in the spring mating season.鸟鸣往往在春季交配季节达到顶峰。
- peek verb
  I have to peek out from behind a cushion when watching horror films.看恐怖片要从靠垫后面往外偷看。
- peek noun
  She sneaked a peek at her watch.她偷偷看了一眼手表。
- pique noun
  He smashed his racket in a fit of pique.他一气之下打碎了球拍。
- pique verb
  He knew the cutting remark would pique his friend's vanity.他知道尖刻的话会激起他朋友的虚荣心。
- Daniel peeked cautiously over his shoulder.丹尼尔小心翼翼地转过头偷看了一下。
- He peeked out from behind the door.他从门后面偷看。
- I wandered around the house, peeking into various rooms.我在房子周围徘徊，窥视各个房间。
- I was tempted to peek around the corner.我很想躲在拐角处偷看一下。
- She peeked at the clock to see the time.她偷看了一下时钟上的时间。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- cautiously
- out
preposition
- around
- at
- into
- …
[intransitive] peek out/over/through, etc. to be just able to be seen微露出；探出
- Her feet peeked out from the end of the blanket.她的脚从毯子一端露了出来。
- A toe peeked through the hole in his sock.一只脚趾从他袜子的洞里露了出来。
- The sun was peeking through the clouds.太阳透过云缝偷偷地窥视着。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- cautiously
- out
preposition
- around
- at
- into
- …

词源late Middle English pike, pyke, of unknown origin.