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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。
偷看；一瞥
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偷看；一瞥
A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
She took a quick peep at the letter.
她快速偷看了一眼那封信。
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.
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
I took peep at his homework.
Use this
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”。
Not this
The mountain peep was covered in snow.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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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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。
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。
常与介词 at 或 into 连用，表示偷看的方向。
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