peek
verb[I]
uk/piːk/us/piːk/C2
tolook,especiallyfor ashorttimeor whiletryingtoavoidbeingseen:
窥视，偷看Closeyoureyes. Don't peek. I've got asurprisefor you.闭上眼睛，别偷看，我要给你一个惊喜。
I peeked out thewindowtoseewho was there.我偷偷向窗外望去，想看看谁在那里。
Thechildrenpeeked over thewalltoseewhere theballhad gone.孩子们爬上墙头看球被踢到哪里去了。
Thefilmpeeks behind thescenesof amultinationalcorporation.该影片揭示了一家跨国公司的内幕。
Synonym
peep(LOOK)
to look at someone or something
- lookLook over there! A rainbow!
- watchI sat by the window and watched people walking past.
- glanceShe glanced around the room to see who was there.
- peepShe peeped through the curtains to see what was happening.
- peekHe peeked inside the box.
- stareDon't stare at people like that - it's rude.
peek out, through, etc.
tostickoutslightlyand bepartlyseen:
微露出；探出I could justseeherpetticoatpeeking out from under herskirt.我刚好能从她的裙子下面看到露出的衬裙。
Using the eyes
- accommodate
- accommodation
- all eyes are onsomeone/somethingidiom
- astigmatic
- beholder
- butcher
- corner
- gaze
- glare
- glass
- lookout
- perceive
- saw
- scope
- seesomethingwithyourown eyesidiom
- seeing is believingidiom
- shoot a glance atsomeoneidiom
- spot
- stand oversomeone
- tab
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Protruding and sticking out
peek
noun
informaluk/piːk/us/piːk/have/take a peek
C1
tolookat something for ashorttime:
匆匆一瞥If I'mpassingby I might take a peek at the newpremises.如果我路过那个新的场地的话，可能会去看上一眼。
Synonym
peep
Using the eyes
- accommodate
- accommodation
- all eyes are onsomeone/somethingidiom
- astigmatic
- beholder
- butcher
- corner
- gaze
- glare
- glass
- lookout
- perceive
- saw
- scope
- seesomethingwithyourown eyesidiom
- seeing is believingidiom
- shoot a glance atsomeoneidiom
- spot
- stand oversomeone
- tab