pecked
past simple and past participle ofpeck
| 单词 | pecked |
| 释义 | pecked past simple and past participle ofpeck peck verb uk/pek/us/pek/[IorT] When abirdpecks, itbites,hits, orpicksup somethingsmallwithitsbeak: Thebirdslearnto peckholesin themilkbottletops. Geese were pecking around forfood. Chickens peckedattheseedswhichcoveredtheground. [T] to give someone aquickkiss,especiallyon thesideof theface: He pecked hisaunton thecheek. Animal (non-human) behaviour
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Biting, chewing & swallowing Showing affection Phrasal verbpeck atsomething Examplesofpeckedpecked In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Drinking milk from a bottle where the top had beenpeckedby a bird was not statistically significant but there were very few subjects exposed. From theCambridge English Corpus In that research, pigeonspeckedresponse keys in order to obtain food. From theCambridge English Corpus The humansized domestic hen clowns hopped andpeckedthe audience as they entered the tent. From theCambridge English Corpus If the pigeonpeckedthe center key, the shutter closed and the two side keys were illuminated. From theCambridge English Corpus Chicks trained on the bitter bead are matched with controls that havepeckedat either a water-coated or dry bead, and which peck the dry bead on test. From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless,peckedand released larvae always died. From theCambridge English Corpus The chickenpeckedcorn with its beak. From theCambridge English Corpus Small shaped and fired lumps of clay withpeckedand impressed decoration in our hands moved from one category to another, never truly belonging (figure 8). From theCambridge English Corpus It is a fact of the law of nature that any seagull in any way imperfect ispeckedto death by those which are perfect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The hens get miserable and some get their bottomspecked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One of my plantings was quite badly damaged by capercaillie where they hadpeckedoff the leaders from the ground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Apparently, they have been left for four days, and carrion seekers havepeckedat the bodies and carried the disease heaven knows where. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Then we shall have a situation in which animals have to be buried, or in some parts of the country they will be left to bepeckedby birds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Among those fish were kelts and there were snigger marks on many of them, and some even had marks of having been gnawed by rats andpeckedby gulls. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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