Phrase
peeping Tom
偷窥狂；偷窥者
A person who secretly watches others without their knowledge, especially for sexual pleasure.
- 1.
A person who watches another without the other's permission and usually without the other's knowledge, especially for the purpose of deriving sexual pleasure from the sight of the other.
偷窥者,尤指为获取性快感而偷窥他人的人。
偷窥者,尤指为获取性快感而偷窥他人的人。；好偷看的人(特指喜欢偷看裸体女人的好色之徒)
In use
The police arrested a man who had been acting as a peeping tom in the neighborhood.
She reported a peeping tom to the security guard after seeing someone outside her window.
Residents were warned about a peeping tom lurking near the apartment complex.
a peeping tom (as subject/object)
The neighbors suspected a peeping tom was watching them.
邻居们怀疑有一个偷窥狂在监视他们。
be a peeping tom
常用于被动或表语结构。
He was discovered to be a peeping tom.
他被发现是个偷窥狂。
call someone a peeping tom
The woman called the stranger a peeping tom.
那个女人称那个陌生人为偷窥狂。
Common mistakes
He peeping toms all the time.He is a peeping tom all the time.
“peeping tom”是名词短语，不能直接用作动词。正确的用法是使用系动词“is a peeping tom”来表示身份。
He is a peeping.He is a peeping tom.
“peeping”是动名词，不能单独表示“偷窥者”，必须加上“tom”才能构成完整的名词短语。
Connections
Word family
- peeping toms
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常与be a peeping tom连用，表示‘是偷窥者’
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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