英语词汇“peek”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When you peek, you take a quick glance at something. It's incredibly tempting when you're little to peek at your birthday presents, but you soon learn how disappointing it is to spoil the surprise.

A sneaky look at something is a peek. You might peek at someone if you're shy or you don't want them to catch you looking. You can also describe a glance at a part of something as "a peek" — like when you take a peek at a napping child. Peek comes from piken, a 14th century word meaning "look quickly and slyly." Until the 15th century, the word peek was used interchangeably with keek and peep.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

peak / peek / pique

Let's look at three homophones: peak, peek, and pique. Peak is a topmost point, such as a mountain peak, or to reach that point:

We're sort of at peak demand right now.

A peek is a glance or a quick look, like you do with the unwrapped Christmas presents at the bottom of your loved one's closet. It can also mean to glance or to peer at. It's frequently paired with sneak, which can lead you to use the incorrect peak:

Residents take a peek at bike and pedestrian safety plans

Yellowstone Offers Sneak Peek Of New Visitor Center

Finally, pique is to upset or excite someone. You will sometimes see peek one's interest for pique one's interest, but don't be fooled. If you're piquing someone's interest, you are exciting their interest not taking a quick look at it:

If that doesn't pique your interest, you can leave (but I'm keeping your shoes).

Here's your mnemonic device:

You have to reach to gain the peak.
If you peer at something, you are peeking.
And if you're piqued about something, there's usually a question in your mind about it.

WORD FAMILY

peek: peeked, peeking, peeks

USAGE EXAMPLES

Joining the JV program was her first chance to peek through the window into that world for real, she said.

Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016)

He was about to throw it into a dumpster but peeked inside first.

Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016)

Old friends from the local polka dances would stop by in his final years and peek at his daughter’s collection.

Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016)

1v throw a glance at; take a brief look at

I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting

Syn|Hyper

glance, glint

look

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

2n a secret look

Syn|Hyper

peep

look, looking, looking at

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

单词	peek
释义	peek (once / 3029 pages) vn When you peek, you take a quick glance at something. It's incredibly tempting when you're little to peek at your birthday presents, but you soon learn how disappointing it is to spoil the surprise. A sneaky look at something is a peek. You might peek at someone if you're shy or you don't want them to catch you looking. You can also describe a glance at a part of something as "a peek" — like when you take a peek at a napping child. Peek comes from piken, a 14th century word meaning "look quickly and slyly." Until the 15th century, the word peek was used interchangeably with keek and peep. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS peak / peek / pique Let's look at three homophones: peak, peek, and pique. Peak is a topmost point, such as a mountain peak, or to reach that point: We're sort of at peak demand right now. A peek is a glance or a quick look, like you do with the unwrapped Christmas presents at the bottom of your loved one's closet. It can also mean to glance or to peer at. It's frequently paired with sneak, which can lead you to use the incorrect peak: Residents take a peek at bike and pedestrian safety plans Yellowstone Offers Sneak Peek Of New Visitor Center Finally, pique is to upset or excite someone. You will sometimes see peek one's interest for pique one's interest, but don't be fooled. If you're piquing someone's interest, you are exciting their interest not taking a quick look at it: If that doesn't pique your interest, you can leave (but I'm keeping your shoes). Here's your mnemonic device: You have to reach to gain the peak. If you peer at something, you are peeking. And if you're piqued about something, there's usually a question in your mind about it. WORD FAMILY peek: peeked, peeking, peeks USAGE EXAMPLES Joining the JV program was her first chance to peek through the window into that world for real, she said. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) He was about to throw it into a dumpster but peeked inside first. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) Old friends from the local polka dances would stop by in his final years and peek at his daughter’s collection. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) 1v throw a glance at; take a brief look at I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting Syn\|Hyper glance, glint look perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards 2n a secret look Syn\|Hyper peep look, looking, looking at the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
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