/pek; pɛk/
v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn] ~ (at sth) (try to) strike (sth) with the beak 啄或焰　（某物）
*Hens feed by pecking. 母鸡啄食.
* birds pecking at the window 啄玻璃窗的鸟儿
* The lamb had been pecked by crows. 那只小羊被乌鸦啄着.
* (fig 比喻) peck at one's food, ie (of people) eat very small pieces or eat without appetite （指人）一点一点地吃（或因无食欲而没精打彩地吃）.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] get or make (sth) by striking with the beak 啄到（某物）
*peck corn 啄粟粒
* The birds pecked a hole in the sack. 鸟儿把袋子啄出一个洞.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (on sth) (infml 口) kiss sb lightly and hurriedly 匆匆轻吻某人
*peck sb on the cheek 在某人脸颊上匆匆一吻.
4 (idm 习语) a/the `pecking order (infml 口) system of grading that exists in a group of people, so that some are more important, powerful, etc than others 集体中重要性或势力等的强弱顺序
*Newcomers have to accept their position at the bottom of the pecking order. 新来的人论资排辈只好屈居于最底层.
5 (phr v) peck sth out remove sth by pecking 啄出某物
*Vultures had pecked out the dead sheep's eyes. 秃鹫啄出了那只死羊的眼睛.

n
1 (a) stroke made by pecking 啄.
(b) mark or wound made by pecking 啄痕; 啄伤
*The parrot gave me a sharp peck on the finger. 鹦鹉把我的手指啄得很疼.
2 (infml 口) hurried kiss 匆匆一吻
*She gave her aunt a quick peck on the cheek. 她在姑姑的脸颊上匆匆吻了一下.

/pek; pɛk/
n (formerly) measure of capacity fordry goods, esp grain, equal to
2 gallons (or approximately
9 litres) （旧时）配克（乾量单位, 尤用以量谷物, 等于2加仑或相当于 9升）.

Bethuel Peck (June 16, 1788 — July 11, 1862) was an American physician and politician from New York.