peep

peep1
verb
  1. [no obj.]look quickly and furtively at something, especially through a narrow opening
    （尤指从缝隙中）偷看，窥探
    his door was ajar and she couldn't resist peeping in.
    他的门半开着，因此她忍不住向里偷看。
    ■(peep out)be just visible; appear slowly or partly or through a small opening
    隐现；缓慢出现
    the sun began to peep out.
    太阳开始渐渐露出脸来。
noun
  1. [usu. in sing.]a quick or furtive look
    窥视，偷看；一瞥
    Jonathan took a little peep at his watch.
    乔纳森微微地瞥了一下自己的表。
    ■a momentary or partial view of something
    瞬间的景象；不完全的景象
    black curls and a peep of gold earring.
    黑色的卷发和若隐若现的金耳环。
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: symbolic; compare with peek
peep2
noun
  1. a feeble, high-pitched sound made by a young bird or mammal
    （幼鸟或哺乳动物幼崽发出的）吱吱声，啾啾声
    ■[with negative]a slight sound, utterance, or complaint
    嘀咕声，轻轻的抱怨声
    not a peep out of them since shortly after eight.
    8点过后不久，他们没再发出任何的嘀咕声。
    ■a brief, high-pitched sound produced mechanically or electronically
    （以机械或电子方式发出的）短暂吱吱声
    the phone gives three sharp peeps.
    电话发出三次短暂刺耳的吱吱声。
    ■(一般作peeps)(N. Amer. informal)a small sandpiper or similar wading bird
    (北美，非正式)唧唧鹬
verb
  1. [no obj.]make a high-pitched sound of this kind
    发出吱吱声；嘀咕
语源
  1. late Middle English: imitative; compare with cheep
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