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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。
啄；用喙击打
beaking — present participle of beak
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
啄；用喙击打
To hit or peck something using the beak.
The turtle beaked at the piece of meat.
乌龟啄向那块肉。
To strike with the beak.
To seize with the beak.
beak
Base
原形
beaks
3rd person
第三人称单数
beaking
-ing
现在分词
beaked
Past
过去式
beaked
Past participle
过去分词
The eagle beaks its prey.
老鹰用喙啄它的猎物。
The bird beaked the worm.
那只鸟啄了虫子。
The parrot is beaking the nut.
鹦鹉正在用喙啄坚果。
The parrot beaked the nut until it cracked.
鹦鹉用喙啄坚果直到它裂开。
The turtle beaked the soft fruit to break it open.
乌龟用喙啄开软水果。
The mother bird beaked the worm and fed it to her chicks.
鸟妈妈啄起虫子喂给雏鸟。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
The bird beaked at the worm.
Use this
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。
Not this
The bird used its beak to beak the worm.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
啄向；朝……啄
The magpie beaked at the cat.
喜鹊啄向那只猫。
啄开
The parrot beaked open the nut.
鹦鹉啄开了坚果。
啄地面
The birds beaked the ground for seeds.
鸟儿啄着地面寻找种子。
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。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
Use beaking naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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鸟用 beak（喙）啄食，记住 beak 就是尖尖的喙，动词就是“啄、叼”。
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。
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。
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