Word · Frequency #10354
beak
啄；用喙击打
To hit or peck something using the beak.
- 1.
To strike with the beak.
- 2.
To seize with the beak.
叼；用喙衔
In use
The parrot beaked the nut until it cracked.
The turtle beaked the soft fruit to break it open.
The mother bird beaked the worm and fed it to her chicks.
beak at sth
表示用喙轻啄或试探性地啄击。
The turtle beaked at the piece of meat.
乌龟啄向那块肉。
beak sth
及物用法，直接作用于对象。
The bird beaked the seed quickly.
鸟迅速啄食了种子。
beak into sth
强调将喙插入某物内部。
The parrot beaked into the fruit to get the juice.
鹦鹉把喙伸进果实中吸取汁液。
Verb forms
base beak · third person beaks · -ing beaking · past beaked · past participle beaked
Common mistakes
The bird beaked at the worm.The bird beaked the worm.
动词'beak'是及物动词，不需要介词。中文学习者常受'啄'的介词搭配影响而误加'at'，应直接接宾语。
The bird used its beak to beak the worm.The bird beaked the worm.
动词'beak'本身已表达'用喙啄'的意思，无需再重复使用'use its beak'，这是典型的冗余错误。
Connections
Collocations
- beak at
- 啄向；朝……啄
- The magpie beaked at the cat.喜鹊啄向那只猫。
- beak open
- 啄开
- The parrot beaked open the nut.鹦鹉啄开了坚果。
- beak the ground
- 啄地面
- The birds beaked the ground for seeds.鸟儿啄着地面寻找种子。
- beak a worm
- 啄起一条虫子
- The robin beaked a worm from the damp soil.知更鸟从潮湿的土里啄起一条虫子。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
鸟用 beak（喙）啄食，记住 beak 就是尖尖的喙，动词就是“啄、叼”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：ornithological texts、nature writing、birdwatching notes beak 作动词时表示用喙击打或叼住，多用于动物学、鸟类观察或文学性描述，属于较正式的书面用法；日常口语中更常用 peck 或 pick up with the beak。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中，peak、leak、week、seek、cheek 都与 beak 押韵（/iːk/）。其中 peak 和 leak 拼写为 -eak；week、seek、cheek 拼写为 -eek。注意 break 虽然也拼作 -eak，但发音为 /breɪk/，不与 beak 押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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