- [intransitive] to look at something quickly and secretly because you should not be looking at it窺視;偷看 synonym peep
- No peeking!禁止窺探!
- + adv./prep. She peeked at the audience from behind the curtain.她從帷幕後面窺視了一下觀衆。
- I couldn't resist peeking in the drawer.我不由得偷看了一下抽屜裏面。
Homophones peak | peek | piquepeak peek pique - peak noun
- Mount McKinley is the highest peak in North America.麥金利山是北美最高的山峰。
- peak verb
- Birdsong tends to peak in the spring mating season.鳥鳴往往在春季交配季節達到頂峰。
- peek verb
- I have to peek out from behind a cushion when watching horror films.看恐怖片要從靠墊後面往外偷看。
- 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.他一氣之下打碎了球拍。
- pique verb
- He knew the cutting remark would pique his friend's vanity.他知道尖刻的話會激起他朋友的虛榮心。
Extra Examples- Daniel peeked cautiously over his shoulder.丹尼爾小心翼翼地轉過頭偷看了一下。
- He peeked out from behind the door.他從門後面偷看。
- I wandered around the house, peeking into various rooms.我在房子周圍徘徊,窺視各個房間。
- I was tempted to peek around the corner.我很想躲在拐角處偷看一下。
- She peeked at the clock to see the time.她偷看了一下時鐘上的時間。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryadverbprepositionSee full entry - [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.她的腳從毯子一端露了出來。
- A toe peeked through the hole in his sock.一只腳趾從他襪子的洞裏露了出來。
- The sun was peeking through the clouds.太陽透過雲縫偷偷地窺視着。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryadverbprepositionSee full entry Word Originlate Middle English pike, pyke, of unknown origin.