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词汇 peep
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peep

verb
/piːp/
/piːp/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they peep
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he / she / it peeps
/piːps/
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past simple peeped
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past participle peeped
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-ing form peeping
/ˈpiːpɪŋ/
/ˈpiːpɪŋ/
  1. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to look quickly and secretly at something, especially through a small opening（尤指通过小孔）窥视，偷看
    • We caught her peeping through the keyhole.她从锁孔偷看时被我们撞着了。
    • Could I just peep inside?我能不能看一眼里边？
    • He was peeping at her through his fingers.他从指缝偷看她。
    • He peeped out cautiously from behind the door.他小心翼翼地从门后往外偷看。
    • She was tempted to peep at the letter.她忍不住偷看那封信。
    • The child peeped through a crack in the door.小孩子透过门上的缝隙偷看。
    Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • cautiously
    • out
    preposition
    • at
    • through
  2. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to be just able to be seen微露出；部分现出
    • The tower peeped above the trees.塔尖从树梢上露出来。
    • The sun peeped out from behind the clouds.太阳从云层里露了一下脸。
    Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • cautiously
    • out
    preposition
    • at
    • through
  3. [intransitive, transitive] peep (something) to make a short high sound; to make something make this sound（使）发出尖细的声音，发出吱吱声
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    • hiss
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    • ping
    • plop
    • pop
    • rat-tat
    • splat
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    • thud
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    • tick-tock
    • toot
    • vroom
    • wham
    • whoosh
    • zoom
    4. 词源verb senses 1 to 2 late 15th cent.: symbolic; compare with peek. verb sense 3 late Middle English: imitative; compare with cheep.

peep

noun
/piːp/
/piːp/
  1. [countable, usually singular] a quick or secret look at something偷偷一瞥
    • Dave took a quick peep at the last page.戴夫迅速地瞟了一下最后一页。
    • I noticed him take a little peep at his watch.我注意到他瞥了一眼他的表。
    • I took a peep through the keyhole.我从钥匙孔偷看了一眼。
    • The film gives us a peep behind the curtain at a Broadway musical.这部电影让我们得以一窥百老汇的音乐剧。
    • a peep into the private life of a world leader一窥世界领导人的私人生活
    • I took a quick peep at the last page.我迅速地瞟了一下最后一页。
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • quick
    verb + peep
    • have
    • take
    • get
    • …
    preposition
    • peep at
    • peep behind
    • peep into
    • …
  2. [singular] (informal) something that somebody says or a sound that somebody makes说话；出声音
    • We did not hear a peep out of the baby all night.我们整夜都没听到婴儿出声。
    • Not a peep of protest was heard from the State Department.国务院没有发出一点点抗议的声音。
    Collocations Dictionaryverb + peep
    • utter
    • hear
    phrases
    • (not) a peep
  3. [countable] a short high sound like the one made by a young bird or by a whistle (= a small metal or plastic tube that you blow to make a high sound)啾啾声；嘟嘟声
  4. (also peep peep)
     [countable] (British English) a word for the sound of a car’s horn, used especially by children嘟嘟（儿语，指汽车喇叭声）
    5. 词源noun sense 1 late 15th cent.: symbolic; compare with peek. noun senses 2 to 4 late Middle English: imitative; compare with cheep.
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