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v [I, Ipr, Ip]
1 ~ (at sth) look quickly and slyly or cautiously (at sth) 匆匆地(且诡秘地或小心地)看(某物); 偷看; 窥视
peep at a secret document 偷看秘密文件
be caught peeping through the keyhole 贴近锁眼窥视被当场抓住. Cf 参看 peek, peer2.
2 (of light) appear through a narrow opening (指光)通过细孔透入
daylight peeping through the curtains 穿过窗帘的阳光.
3 appear slowly or partly 慢慢露出; 部分出现
The moon peeped out from behind the clouds. 月亮从云层中隐现.
green shoots peeping up through the soil 慢慢破土而出的绿芽. peep, n
1 (esp sing 尤作单数) short quick look, esp a secret or sly one 一瞥(尤指秘密的或诡秘的); 偷看; 窥视
have a peep through the window 隔著窗户偷看
take a peep at the baby asleep in her cot 悄悄地看看小床里熟睡的孩子.
2 (idm 习语) peep of `day first light of day; dawn 晨曦; 破晓.
peep n
1 [C] short weak high sound made by mice, young birds, etc; squeak (鼠、 小鸟等的)吱吱声, 啾啾声.
2 [C] (also peep `peep) (imitation of the) sound of a car's horn (模拟的)汽车的喇叭声.
3 [sing] (infml 口) sound made by sb, esp sth said 人声; (尤指)人语声
I haven't heard a peep out of the children for an hour. 有一个小时我没听见孩子们出声了. peep, v [I]
make a peep 作吱吱声或啾啾声; 发出(模拟的)汽车喇叭声; (指人)出声.
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p.p(两只手)+ee(眼睛):趴在窗户上- 偷看
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*[pi:p]n. 一瞥, 偷看, 不完全的景象, 初现, 吱吱声, 嘀咕抱怨声, 汽车喇叭声vi. 窥视, 出现, 吱吱叫vt. 使隐约显现相关词组: have a peep ab sb peep through peep out
However, in recent times the old-age pension has only been paid to the poorest people because there has been an increase in the number of people out of work.189
然而阳近一段时间,老年养老金只付给那些最穷的人,因为失业的人数一直在增长。
The circle dance seemed to communicate news of food.