peep [pi:p] verb LOOK 看 intransitive usually + adverb or preposition ■to secretly look at something for a short time, usually through a hole (通常指透过小孔)窥视,偷看•I saw her peeping through the curtains/ into the room.我看见她透过窗帘/向房间里偷看。 [pi:p] verb APPEAR 出现 intransitive usually + adverb or preposition ■to appear slowly and not be completely seen 隐现,微现;缓缓出现•A few early flowers had peeped up through the snow.几朵早开的花从雪地里探出头来。 •The cat's tail was peeping out from under the bed.猫的尾巴从床底下露了出来。 [pi:p] verb NOISE 噪音 intransitive ■to make a weak high noise 唧唧叫,发出尖而弱的声音 [pi:p] noun SOMETHING SAID 所说的话 only singular informal ■a statement, answer or complaint 讲话;答覆;牢骚•No one has raised a peep about this dreadful behaviour.对如此恶劣的行径竟然没有人吭声。 •One more peep out of you and there'll be no television tomorrow.你再抱怨一声,明天就不准看电视了。 •There hasn't been a peep out of (= any form of communication from) my sister for a couple of weeks.好几周没有我妹妹的消息了。 [pi:p] noun NOISE 噪音 countable ■the weak high noise made by young birds (小鸟的)吱吱声,啾啾声 [pi:p] noun LOOK 看 only singular ■a quick look 一瞥•Take/Have a peep at what it says in this letter.看一眼这封信上说些甚么。 |