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peek

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n.一瞥,匆忙看过 v.偷看

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peek为短语/超纲词汇

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动词过去式:peeked 过去分词:peeked 现在分词:peeking 第三人称单数:peeks

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glance  glimpse  peep    

peek


/pi:k; pik/
v [I, Ipr] ~ (at sth) look quickly and often secretively (at sth) 匆匆地(常为秘密地)看(某物); 偷看; 窥视
*No peeking! 禁止窥视!
* peek over the fence 向篱笆那边瞥一眼
* peek at sb's diary 偷看某人的日记. Cf 参看 peep1 1, peer2.

n [sing] quick (often sly) glance 匆匆的(常为诡秘的)一瞥; 偷看; 窥视
*take a peek at what was hidden in the cupboard 偷眼看了一下柜子里藏着的东西.

peek


v [I]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch kieken 'to look']
to look quickly at something, or to look at something from behind something else, especially something that you are not supposed to see
peeppeek at/through/into etc
 Carefully he peeked through the glass window in the door.
 Paula opened the box and peeked inside.
 Shut your eyes and don't peek!
[always + adverb/preposition]
if something peeks from somewhere, you can just see a small amount of it
 The moon peeked out from behind the clouds.
>peekn[C]
 Diane took a quick peek at herself in the mirror.