| 单词 | peep |
| 释义 | peep (once / 373 pages) 1vn 2vn To peep is to take a quick, secret glance at something. Kids might peep into the living room on Christmas morning to see if Santa came the night before. You can peep through the blinds to see who's ringing your doorbell, or watch the sky, hoping the sun will peep (or suddenly appear) from behind the clouds so you can go to the beach as planned. Another kind of peep is the high chirping sound a chick or baby bird makes. This second meaning is imitative — in other words, the word peep sounds like the noise itself. WORD FAMILYpeep: peeped, peeper, peeping, peeps+/peeper: peepers USAGE EXAMPLESThat this might be less a comedy and more a peep into how coercive control operates isn’t dwelled upon in these articles. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Peeps manufacturer Just Born began operating in Bethlehem in the 1930s. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) The explanation was the first social-media peep in months from the rapper, who was raised in Chicago. Los Angeles Times(Dec 14, 2016) 1 1v look furtively He peeped at the woman through the window Hyper look perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards 2v cause to appear he peeped his head through the window Hyper show make visible or noticeable 3v appear as though from hiding the new moon peeped through the tree tops Hyper appear come into sight or view 4n a secret look 2Syn|Hyper peek look, looking, looking at the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually 1v make high-pitched sounds Syn|Hypo|Hyper cheep, chirp, chirrup chitter, twitter make high-pitched sounds, as of birds emit, let loose, let out, utter express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) 2v speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice Hyper mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize express in speech 3n the short weak cry of a young bird Syn|Hyper cheep cry the characteristic utterance of an animal |
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