peep
verb- [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。
Extra ExamplesHe 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cautiously
- out
- at
- through
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to be just able to be seen 微露出;部分现出 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cautiously
- out
- at
- through
- [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
Word Originverb senses 1 to 2 late 15th cent.: symbolic; compare with peek. verb sense 3 late Middle English: imitative; compare with cheep.