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give sb a peck on sth
a peck 在此表示快速轻吻，常与 give 搭配。
She gave her father a peck on the cheek.
她在父亲脸颊上轻轻亲了一下。
轻吻；匆匆一吻
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
轻吻；匆匆一吻
A quick, gentle kiss.
She gave her father a peck on the cheek.
她在父亲脸颊上轻轻亲了一下。
用喙啄击的动作
An act of striking with a beak.
配克(干量单位):一蒲式耳的四分之一,等于八夸脱,英制约9092立方厘米,美制约8810立方厘米
One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; equal to approximately 9092 cubic centimeters in the imperial system or 8810 cubic centimeters in the U.S. system.
霉菌或昆虫引起的变色
Discoloration caused by fungus growth or insects.
大量,许多
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
He has a peck of problems to deal with.
他有一大堆问题要处理。
She bought a peck of apples at the market.
她在市场买了一配克苹果。
The farmer measured the corn in pecks.
农夫以配克为单位测量玉米。
a peck 在此表示快速轻吻，常与 give 搭配。
She gave her father a peck on the cheek.
她在父亲脸颊上轻轻亲了一下。
a peck at sth 指用喙啄一下，是 peck 的名词用法。
The hen took a peck at the corn on the ground.
母鸡朝地上的玉米啄了一口。
a peck of sth 是固定搭配，表示大量、许多。
He has had a peck of troubles lately.
他最近遇到了许多麻烦。
Not this
The bird gave me peck on the hand.
Use this
The bird gave me a peck on the hand.
peck 表示“啄”时是可数名词，单数前必须加不定冠词 a；中文没有冠词系统，所以容易漏掉。
Not this
He gave her a peck in the cheek.
Use this
He gave her a peck on the cheek.
表示亲吻或啄的具体部位时，介词用 on 而非 in；a peck on the cheek 是固定搭配。
Not this
She gave me a quick pick on the forehead.
Use this
She gave me a quick peck on the forehead.
表示“轻吻”的名词是 peck；pick 意为“选择”或“镐”，二者形近但意义不同，需要根据语境区分。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
脸颊上的轻吻
She gave her father a peck on the cheek.
她轻轻地在父亲脸颊上亲了一下。
一大堆问题；许多麻烦
The new project has a peck of problems.
这个新项目有一大堆问题。
一配克的苹果（干量单位，约9升）
She bought a peck of apples at the farm.
她在农场买了一配克苹果。
脸颊上的轻吻
She gave me a quick peck on the cheek and left.
她在我脸颊上轻轻吻了一下就走了。
一大堆麻烦；许多烦恼
The new project has brought us a peck of troubles.
这个新项目给我们带来了一大堆麻烦。
吃尽苦头；历尽磨难
As the saying goes, everyone must eat a peck of dirt before he dies.
俗话说，人一辈子免不了要吃尽苦头。
我爱你，满满一蒲式耳加一配克。
This line from the musical Guys and Dolls uses “peck” as a dry measure; a bushel and a peck means a great amount.
这句来自音乐剧《红男绿女》的歌词把 peck 用作干量单位；a bushel and a peck 意思是“大量”。
彼得·派珀摘了一配克腌辣椒。
This classic tongue twister repeats the sound of “p”; here “peck” is a unit of dry measure.
这个经典绕口令重复字母 p 的发音；这里的 peck 是干量单位。
Use peck naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象小鸟用喙轻啄(peck)你的脸颊，像快速轻吻；它还把谷粒一粒粒啄满一'配克'的容器——记住 peck 既是啄击也是配克。
语域：neutral 常见场景：birdwatching、nature documentaries、animal behavior descriptions 作名词表示鸟用喙啄击的动作时，语气通常为中性，多用于描述鸟类行为或动物习性，如观鸟、自然纪录片或科普文章中比较常见。
Used as a unit of dry measure or informally to mean 'a large number'.
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