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v [I, Ipr, Ip]
1 ~ (at sth) look quickly and slyly or cautiously (at sth) 匆匆地(且诡秘地或小心地)看(某物); 偷看; 窥视
peep at a secret document 偷看秘密文件
be caught peeping through the keyhole 贴近锁眼窥视被当场抓住. Cf 参看 peek, peer2.
2 (of light) appear through a narrow opening (指光)通过细孔透入
daylight peeping through the curtains 穿过窗帘的阳光.
3 appear slowly or partly 慢慢露出; 部分出现
The moon peeped out from behind the clouds. 月亮从云层中隐现.
green shoots peeping up through the soil 慢慢破土而出的绿芽. peep, n
1 (esp sing 尤作单数) short quick look, esp a secret or sly one 一瞥(尤指秘密的或诡秘的); 偷看; 窥视
have a peep through the window 隔著窗户偷看
take a peep at the baby asleep in her cot 悄悄地看看小床里熟睡的孩子.
2 (idm 习语) peep of `day first light of day; dawn 晨曦; 破晓.
peep n
1 [C] short weak high sound made by mice, young birds, etc; squeak (鼠、 小鸟等的)吱吱声, 啾啾声.
2 [C] (also peep `peep) (imitation of the) sound of a car's horn (模拟的)汽车的喇叭声.
3 [sing] (infml 口) sound made by sb, esp sth said 人声; (尤指)人语声
I haven't heard a peep out of the children for an hour. 有一个小时我没听见孩子们出声了. peep, v [I]
make a peep 作吱吱声或啾啾声; 发出(模拟的)汽车喇叭声; (指人)出声.
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p.p(两只手)+ee(眼睛):趴在窗户上- 偷看
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*[pi:p]n. 一瞥, 偷看, 不完全的景象, 初现, 吱吱声, 嘀咕抱怨声, 汽车喇叭声vi. 窥视, 出现, 吱吱叫vt. 使隐约显现相关词组: have a peep ab sb peep through peep out
As a result of these wars and diseases, the Maori population fell from 100,000 to 42,000.
由于这些战争与疾病,毛利人的人口从100,000人下降到4,200人。
I think it is important to understand the relations between parents and their children. They spend time, energy and money in bringing up children and providing them with what they need. Then, as with young birds, the time comes for the young to leave. As