单词 | peck |
释义 | peck 1 ![]() v. pecked, peck·ing, pecks v.tr. 1. To strike with the beak or a pointed instrument. 2. To make (a hole, for example) by striking repeatedly with the beak or a pointed instrument. 3. To grasp and pick up with the beak: The bird pecked insects from the log. 4. Informal To kiss briefly and casually. v.intr. 1. To make strokes with the beak or a pointed instrument. 2. To eat in small sparing bits; nibble: He pecked at his dinner. 3. To make repeated criticisms; carp: pecked at the kitchen staff. n. 1. a. A stroke or light blow with the beak or a pointed instrument. b. A mark or hole made by such a stroke. 2. Informal A light quick kiss. [Middle English pecken, probably variant of piken, to peck (perhaps influenced by Middle Low German pekken); see PICK1.] |
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