peep
verb
noun
piːp
verb
1
to
look
at
something
quickly
and
secretly,
especially
through
a
hole
or
opening
〔尤指通过孔眼、开口处〕窥视，偷看;
I
[+
into/through/out
etc
]
The
door
was
ajar
and
Helen
peeped
in.
门虚掩着，海伦往里偷看。
Henry
peeped
through
the
window
into
the
kitchen.
亨利从窗户往厨房里窥视。
2
if
something
peeps
from
somewhere,
you
can
just
see
a
small
amount
of
it
隐约出现，微现
I always + adv/prep
[+
through/from/out
etc
]
I
could
see
her
toes
peeping
out
from
under
the
sheet.
我看见她的脚趾从被单下露出来。
3
to
look
at
something
because
it
is
interesting
or
attractive
[非正式] 〔因觉得有趣或好看而〕看
T | informal
On
our
website
you
can
peep
our
video
interview
with
R&B’s
newest
supergroup.
在我们的网站可以观看到我们对节奏布鲁斯最新超级组合的采访录像。
noun
4
a
quick
or
secret
look
at
something
一瞥; 偷看; 窥视
[+
at/into
]
Jon
took
a
peep
at
his
watch.
乔恩瞥了一眼手表。
5
a peep
a
sound
that
someone
makes,
or
something
that
they
say,
especially
a
complaint
[非正式] 声音; 话〔尤指抱怨〕
informal
There
has
not
been
a
peep
out
of
them
since
bedtime.
上床后他们没出过一点声音。
a
peep
of
protest
抗议声
6
a
short
high
sound,
like
the
sound
a
mouse
or
a
young
bird
makes
吱吱声，啾啾声
the
peep
of
a
chick
小鸡的吱吱声
loud
peeps
from
the
smoke
alarm
烟雾警报器发出的巨大嘟嘟声
7
peeps
also
又作
a
word
meaning
‘people’,
used
in
magazines
人〔杂志用语〕
informal