peck

peck

形容词

1. 饥饿的

名词

1. 啄食
2. 一大口，一小口
3. 轻吻
4. 一点，一些

词语辨析

peck和nip都表示小口地啄食，但peck更强调啄食的动作，而nip更强调啄食的结果。

词汇扩充

pecking order（社会）等级制度

近义词

nibble, pick, nibble, bite, eat

反义词

gulp, swallow

柯林斯词典

peck (verb)

1. If a bird pecks, it bites, picks up, or eats something small with its beak.
2. If someone pecks at their food, they eat it slowly and in small or unenthusiastic amounts.
3. If you peck at something, you touch it or press it quickly and rather hard, usually several times.
4. If someone pecks you, they give you a quick kiss.

peck (noun)

1. A peck of something is a small quantity of it that you can hold in your hand.
2. If a bird gives something a peck, it bites it, picks it up, or eats it.
3. A peck is a quick kiss.

牛津词典

peck (verb)

1. (Of a bird) strike or bite something with its beak.
2. Eat (something) by picking it up with the beak and breaking it by biting.
3. (Of a person) give a quick kiss to (someone).
4. Repeatedly or quickly touch or prod (something).

peck (noun)

1. A quick, almost light kiss.
2. Each of a set of a specified number of sounds or actions.

用法

peck作动词时可用于形容鸟类啄食或人类轻吻，作名词时可指一小口食物、轻吻或一系列特定数量的动作。

相关例句

1. The birds pecked at the crumbs on the ground.
2. She pecked at her food, not really hungry.
3. The woodpecker pecked at the tree bark.
4. He pecked her on the cheek before leaving.
5. The secretary pecked at the keyboard, typing rapidly.
6. She gave him a quick peck on the lips.
7. He took a peck of peanuts from the bowl.
8. The chicken gave the corn a peck.
9. They exchanged pecks under the mistletoe.
10. He gave her a peck on the cheek before saying goodbye.
11. I heard a peck on the door and opened it to find the deliveryman.
12. She gave the baby a gentle peck on the forehead.
13. He gave the dog a peck on the nose.
14. The peck of rain was not enough to soak through the umbrella.
15. The recipe calls for a peck of salt.
16. They exchanged several pecks on the cheek as a greeting.
17. She gave the horse a peck on the back of its head.
18. The peck of apples was sold at the market.
19. He planted a peck of seeds in the garden.
20. There was a peck of dust on the old bookshelf.