Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3899
peer
凝视；仔细看
To look closely or with difficulty, as if trying to see something.
- 1.
To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.
费力地看,或似乎在寻找什么地看。
- 2.
To make equal in rank.
使等级相等
- 3.
look searchingly
凝视
使平等；使地位相同；费力地看,或似乎在寻找什么地看。；使等级相等；凝视；窥视
In use
She peered through the fog to see the road ahead.
He peered at the small print on the medicine bottle.
The old man peer over his glasses at the menu.
We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around
Verb forms
base peer · third person peers · -ing peering · past peered · past participle peered
规则变化动词
Connections
Collocations
- peer at
- 仔细看；凝视
- She peered at the small print on the receipt.她仔细看着收据上的小字。
- peer into
- 朝…里窥视；凝视
- He peered into the dark basement.他朝黑暗的地下室里窥视。
- peer through
- 透过…看
- We peered through the rain-streaked window.我们透过满是雨痕的窗户向外看。
- peer over
- 越过…张望
- The child peered over the fence to see the parade.孩子越过篱笆张望，想看游行队伍。
- peer out
- 向外张望
- A face peered out from behind the curtain.一张脸从窗帘后面向外张望。
- peer closely at
- 仔细端详
Learner notes
Memory Tip
peer 读音像“皮儿”——想看清果皮上的小瑕疵，得眯眼费力地凝视，这就是 peer。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：in dim light、through a window or fog、scanning a crowd 作“仔细看、费力地看”讲时，peer 是日常通用表达，口语和书面语中都常用；尤其在光线不佳、距离较远或想从人群/雾中辨认某物时很自然。语气中性，不特别正式或随意。
Grammar Note
动词 peer 通常与介词 at 或 into 连用，表示仔细看。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 peer /pɪr/ 同韵：pier、beer、deer、cheer、ear、fear。注意拼写相似的 pear、pair 读作 /pɛr/，发音不同，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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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