| 单词 | peck |
| 释义 | peck 1. v. & n. --vtr. 1. strike or bite (something) with a beak. 2. kiss (esp. a person's cheek) hastily or perfunctorily. 3. a make (a hole) by pecking. b (foll. by out, off) remove or pluck out by pecking. 4. colloq. (also absol.) eat (food) listlessly; nibble at. 5. mark with short strokes. 6. (usu. foll. by up, down) break with a pick etc. --n 1. a a stroke or bite with a beak. b a mark made by this. 2. a hasty or perfunctory kiss. 3. sl. food. Phrases and idioms peck at 1. eat (food) listlessly; nibble. 2. carp at; nag. 3. strike (a thing) repeatedly with a beak. pecking (or peck) order a social hierarchy, orig. as observed among hens. Etymology: ME prob. f. MLG pekken, of unkn. orig. 2. n. 1. a measure of capacity for dry goods, equal to 2 gallons or 8. quarts. 2. a vessel used to contain this amount. Phrases and idioms a peck of a large number or amount of (troubles, dirt, etc.). Etymology: ME f. AF pek, of unkn. orig. |
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