have/take a peep at sth
常用搭配，表示快速、偷偷地看。
She took a quick peep at the letter.
她快速偷看了一眼那封信。
啾啾声；吱吱声；初现；显露；细微的声音；怨言；汽笛尖声；汽笛声；西洋镜；窥视演出
短促轻柔的尖叫声,如雏鸟发出的声音
A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
匆匆一瞥；偷看
A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
微弱的说话声或抱怨
A feeble utterance or complaint.
初现；隐约出现
The first partial appearance of something; a beginning to appear.
蒸汽机车汽笛声,通常尖锐刺耳
The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill.
西洋景；拉洋片
A peepshow.
I took a quick peep through the keyhole to see who was inside.
我透过钥匙孔迅速偷看了一眼，看看里面是谁。
用法提示：peep 作名词，意为“偷看”，与 take 搭配，表示进行短暂偷看的动作。
The children had a peep at the newborn kittens through the glass.
孩子们透过玻璃偷看了一眼新生的小猫。
用法提示：peep 作名词，意为“一瞥”，与 have 搭配，表示非正式的短暂观看。
He got a peep of the celebrity as she walked past his table.
当那位名人走过他的桌子时，他瞥见了她一眼。
用法提示：peep 作名词，意为“一瞥”，与 get 搭配，表示偶然的短暂看到。
常用搭配，表示快速、偷偷地看。
She took a quick peep at the letter.
她快速偷看了一眼那封信。
强调设法看到，常指短暂或部分地看到。
I managed to get a peep of the celebrity through the crowd.
我设法从人群中瞥见了那位名人。
peep前可加形容词描述偷看的方式或性质。
He gave a furtive peep into the room.
他偷偷地往房间里瞥了一眼。
与 peep 在“偷看”义上几乎相同，常可互换；peek 更强调通过缝隙或隐藏处偷偷地看，且没有“鸟叫声”等其他含义。
glance 不强调偷偷摸摸，只强调时间极短，常搭配 have/take a glance at 使用，语气比 peep 更中性。
glimpse 常指无意中看到某人或某物的短短一瞬，强调只是部分、不完整的看见，不一定是故意偷看。
grammar · medium
易错句子I took peep at his homework.
正确表达I took a peep at his homework.
“peep”作“偷看”解时是可数名词，前面需要加不定冠词“a”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The mountain peep was covered in snow.
正确表达The mountain peak was covered in snow.
“peep”意为“偷看”，而“peak”意为“山顶”；这两词发音相近，但含义不同。
与 peep 的“偷看；一瞥”义相对，指长时间专注地看。
与 peep 的“偷看；一瞥”义相对，指目不转睛地盯着看。
与 peep 的“偷看；一瞥”义相对，指认真、仔细地察看。
peek指快速、好奇地看一眼，多用于非正式语境；peep指隐蔽地、偷偷地看，常带偷偷摸摸的意味。
cheep指尖锐细小的叫声，常用于幼鸟或小鸡；peep指更微弱、短促的叫声。
偷看一眼；快速瞄一眼
She took a peep at the letter on his desk.
她偷看了一眼他桌上的信。
一声不吭；一点声音也没有
There was not a peep from the children after bedtime.
孩子们就寝后一点声音也没有。
破晓；黎明
We were up at the peep of dawn.
我们破晓时就起床了。
西洋镜；偷窥秀
He stopped to look at an old-fashioned peep show.
他停下来看一个老式西洋镜。
发出吱吱声
The baby bird let out a soft peep.
雏鸟发出轻柔的啾啾声。
雏鸡是发出 peep 这类细碎叫声的常见主体。
雏鸟通常待在巢中发出 peep 声。
蛋孵化后才会出现会发出 peep 声的雏鸟。
孵化过程常伴随雏鸟破壳时发出的 peep 声。
一窝雏鸟常同时发出细碎的 peep 声。
一声不吭；毫无动静
I don't want to hear a peep out of you until you've finished your homework.
你完成作业之前，我不想听到你发出一点声音。
黎明；拂晓
The rooster crowed at the peep of day.
拂晓时分公鸡打鸣了。
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