peep

peep

英 [piːp]
　　美 [pip]

n. 偷看；隱約看見，瞥見
　　vi. 窺視；慢慢露出，出現；吱吱叫
　　vt. 使出現
　　n. (Peep)人名；(愛沙)佩普

v.(動詞)peep的基本意思是“探頭看”,多指某人躲在比較小的地方(如縫隙、旮旯、窗簾處),身子不動,頭向前傾,引申表示為“偷看”“慢慢露出”。peep隻用作不及物動詞,常與副詞out連用。

中文詞源：

peep 偷窺，偷看

來自中古英語pepen,來自piken拼寫變體，詞源同peek.

例句：

1. "Fourteen minutes," Chris said, taking a peep at his watch.
“14分鐘,”克裡斯瞥瞭一眼他的手表說道.

2. Children came to peep at him round the doorway.
孩子們圍在門口偷看他。

3. You don't hear a peep from her once she's gone to bed.
她一睡覺，就不會發出一點兒動靜。

4. I took a peep through the keyhole.
我從鑰匙孔偷看瞭一眼.

5. He never dared peep again.
他不敢再作聲瞭.