peep at/into/through sth
表示偷看或窥视某物,后接介词 at/into/through 等。
She peeped through the curtains to see who was outside.
她透过窗帘偷看外面是谁。
偷看;窥视;瞥
peeped — past of peep
(小鸟等)唧唧叫;吱吱叫;小声说;低语;发出类似雏鸟的轻柔尖叫声;窥视;透过窄缝偷看;轻声简短地说
to look quickly and secretly, especially through a narrow opening or while trying not to be noticed
发出类似雏鸟的轻柔尖叫声
To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
窥视;透过窄缝偷看
To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.
轻声简短地说
To speak briefly with a quiet voice.
一般现在时
She peeps through the curtain every morning.
她每天早上透过窗帘窥视。
一般过去时
He peeped into the room and saw no one.
他瞥了一眼房间,没看到人。
现在进行时
The baby is peeping from behind the sofa.
宝宝正从沙发后面偷看。
The child peeped through the keyhole to see what was happening inside.
孩子从钥匙孔里偷看,想知道里面发生了什么。
用法提示:本句中peep as a verb means 'look furtively' (偷看),使用过去式peeped,后接through短语表示窥视的途径。
She peeps at her neighbor's garden every morning from her window.
她每天早上从窗户偷看邻居的花园。
用法提示:本句中peep as a verb means 'look furtively' (偷看),使用第三人称单数peeps,后接at表示偷看的对象。
I caught him peeping into my room while I was changing.
我换衣服时撞见他正往我房间里偷看。
用法提示:本句中peep as a verb means 'look furtively' (偷看),使用现在分词peeping,catch someone doing sth结构表示当场发现。
表示偷看或窥视某物,后接介词 at/into/through 等。
She peeped through the curtains to see who was outside.
她透过窗帘偷看外面是谁。
表示逐渐出现或显露,常与 out 搭配。
The moon peeped out from behind the clouds.
月亮从云层后面隐约显现。
用于指发出尖细声音或小鸟叫声,也可指小声说话。
The chicks peeped loudly when they saw the mother hen.
小鸡看到母鸡时吱吱地大声叫。
与 peep 语义最近,指偷偷或快速地看;语气较随便,常接 at/into/through。
强调因光线差、距离远或缝隙小等原因吃力地看,常接 at/into/through,不一定有“偷看”的意思。
只强调时间短,不含“偷偷”或“透过窄缝”的含义;常用搭配 glance at。
多指无意中或瞬间看到,且是及物动词,不强调故意躲着看;如需表示“偷看”,不宜直接互换。
语气比 peep 强,常指持续地暗中监视,习惯搭配 spy on;不一定是从缝隙看。
grammar · medium
易错句子She peeked through the window to see what was happening.
正确表达She peeped through the window to see what was happening.
中文学习者常混淆'peep'和'peek',但'peep'更强调短暂而谨慎地看,而'peek'虽也指偷看但更口语化。此处根据词典应使用'peep'。
grammar · medium
易错句子He peeped to the room.
正确表达He peeped into the room.
'peep'表示窥视某处时,介词应使用'into'表示内部,而不是'to'。'to'通常表示方向但不进入内部。
义项“窥视;透过窄缝偷看”:peep 指偷偷地或从缝隙中看,stare 指公开地、长时间地盯着看,两者不能互换。
透过(缝隙、窗户等)偷看
She peeped through the curtains to see who was outside.
她透过窗帘偷看谁在外面。
偷看;悄悄瞥一眼
He peeped at the birthday presents hidden in the closet.
他偷看了藏在壁橱里的生日礼物。
朝……里面窥视
I peeped into the room to see if anyone was there.
我朝房间里偷偷看了看,确认有没有人。
向外偷看;探出头
She peeped out of the window to see who was calling.
她偷偷从窗口向外看,看是谁在喊。
越过……偷看
The children peeped over the fence to watch the neighbors' party.
孩子们越过栅栏偷看邻居家的派对。
小鸡唧唧叫
The hungry chicks peeped loudly in the barn.
饥饿的小鸡在谷仓里大声地唧唧叫。
偷窥者;偷窥狂
The police arrested a peeping Tom who had been watching women through their windows.
警方逮捕了一名透过窗户偷看女性的偷窥狂。
(从某处)露出;探出;显现
The sun peeped out from behind the clouds.
太阳从云层后面露了出来。
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