| 单词 | peer |
| 释义 | peer (once / 174 pages) 1v 2n 3n A peer is someone at your own level. If you are a 10th grader, other high school students are your peers. Peer comes from the Latin par which means equal. When you are on par with someone, you are their peer. If kids your age are pressuring you to do something you don't want to do, that's peer pressure. In the sport of basketball, Michael Jordan was without peer, no one could equal his talent. When he switched to baseball, he found himself to be among peers again. WORD FAMILYpeer: peered, peering, peerless, peers+/peerless: peerlessly USAGE EXAMPLESThey will play 17 games this month — 12 of them against conference peers — and with their best players battling ailments. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) A Post-Dispatch analysis showed that students at small schools in Missouri fare about as well on state exams as their peers at larger schools. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Medically vulnerable children such as Arianna and AJ are often forced to live lives of social isolation and separation from their peers. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 v look searchingly 2We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around Hyper look perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards n a person who is of equal standing with another in a group 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper compeer, equal, match associate a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor coeval, contemporarya person of nearly the same age as another gangsta(Black English) a member of a youth gang backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitutesomeone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) replacement, successora person who follows next in order townsmana person from the same town as yourself adjuncta person who is an assistant or subordinate to another affiliatea subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization ally, friendan associate who provides cooperation or assistance bedfellowa temporary associate collaborator, cooperator, pardner, partneran associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest colleague, confrere, fellowa person who is member of one's class or profession co-worker, colleague, fellow worker, workfellowan associate that one works with locum, locum tenenssomeone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession fellow member, memberone of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization) participantsomeone who takes part in an activity shipmatean associate on the same ship with you double, stunt man, stunt womana stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts alternate, replacement, surrogatesomeone who takes the place of another person mate, teammatea fellow member of a team individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being n a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage Exp|Hypo|Hyper First Marquess Cornwallis commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805) Nancy Witcher AstorBritish politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964) Duke of Lancasterthe fourth son of Edward III who was the effective ruler of England during the close of his father's reign and during the minority of Richard II; his son was Henry Bolingbroke (1340-1399) Earl of Leicesteran English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265) baron a British peer of the lowest rank dukea British peer of the highest rank earla British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount Earl Marshalan officer of the English peerage who organizes royal processions and other ceremonies life peera British peer whose title lapses at death marquessa British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl peer of the realma peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords viscounta British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron viscountessa noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right Lord, noble, nobleman a titled peer of the realm |
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