- [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 | piquepeak peek pique - 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。
Extra Examples- 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。
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。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryadverbprepositionSee full entry Word Originlate Middle English pike, pyke, of unknown origin.