Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #12052
peep
偷看；一瞥
A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
- 1.
A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
短促轻柔的尖叫声,如雏鸟发出的声音
- 2.
A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
匆匆一瞥；偷看
- 3.
A feeble utterance or complaint.
微弱的说话声或抱怨
- 4.
The first partial appearance of something; a beginning to appear.
初现；隐约出现
- 5.
The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill.
蒸汽机车汽笛声,通常尖锐刺耳
- 6.
A peepshow.
西洋景；拉洋片
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
In use
I took a quick peep through the keyhole to see who was inside.
The children had a peep at the newborn kittens through the glass.
He got a peep of the celebrity as she walked past his table.
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。
get a peep of sth
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。
a quick/furtive peep
peep前可加形容词描述偷看的方式或性质。
Connections
Collocations
- take a peep
- 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。
- not a peep
- 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。
- peep of dawn
- 破晓；黎明
- We were up at the peep of dawn.我们破晓时就起床了。
- peep show
- 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。
- let out a peep
- 发出吱吱声
- The baby bird let out a soft peep.雏鸟发出轻柔的啾啾声。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象小鸡发出短促的「peep」叫声，又偷偷探头「peep」看一眼——鸟叫和偷看，两个意思都记住了。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、looking through a small gap、checking a surprise present 表示“偷看；一瞥”时，peep 比较偏口语，常见于日常对话、短信或轻松的书面表达；常和 have/take 搭配，如 have a peep（看一眼）。正式文体中较少直接使用，多改用 glance 或 glimpse。
Grammar Note
常与介词 at 或 into 连用，表示偷看的方向。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 peep /piːp/ 押韵的词都含 -eep：beep /biːp/、deep /diːp/、keep /kiːp/、sleep /sliːp/、sheep /ʃiːp/、creep /kriːp/。注意：peek /piːk/ 拼写相近但结尾辅音不同，不押韵；pep /pep/ 拼写以 pe 开头但元音不同，也不押韵。
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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