1LOOK ATto look quickly at something, or to look at something from behind something else, especially something that you are not supposed to see 匆匆看;〔尤指〕偷看,窥视 → peep
peek at/through/into etc
Carefully he peeked through the glass window in the door.
peek at/through/into etc• A peek at his studio gives a clue.• We also take a peek at Keith in the kitchen of his Devon pub.• Goldilocks' embarkation on her voyage of self-discovery begins with her trying to peek into the bears' house.• It would be wrong to peek at the ending.• We talked as we walked the beach and peeked at the funkyhouseboats along the waterfront.• Carefully he peeked through the glass window in the door.• I stood peeking through the living room curtains of her house.• I used images of a map, a maze and a blindfold before; now you're peeking through your hands.
took a ... peek• They took a peek, and then did everything but lay down and wag their tails.• Dottook a chance peek in through the crack between where the two doors met.• I took a quick peekinside: bed, drawers, small bathroom with shower.• Carson took a peek into the brown paper on the Tube.
ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤cautiously小心翼翼地偷看◇Daniel peeked cautiously over his shoulder.丹尼爾小心翼翼地轉過頭偷看了一下。➤out向外偷看◇He peeked out from behind the door.他從門後面偷看。PREPOSITION➤around偷看四周◇I was tempted to peek around the corner.我很想躲在拐角處偷看一下。➤at偷看⋯◇She peeked at the clock to see the time.她偷看了一下時鐘上的時間。➤into窺視⋯/偷看⋯◇I wandered around the house, peeking into various rooms.我在房子周圍徘徊,窺視各個房間。➤through通過⋯偷看◇The child peeked through a crack in the door.這個孩子透過門縫偷看。◇The sun was peeking through the clouds.太陽透過雲縫偷偷地窺視着。peek
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ADJECTIVE | VERB + PEEK | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤little, quick, sneak偷偷一覷;匆匆一瞥◇a sneak peak at the new cartoon瞄了一眼新漫畫VERB + PEEK➤have, take偷看一眼;瞥一眼▸➤get瞥見➤sneak偷看◇Brooke couldn't help but sneak a peek at him.布魯克忍不住偷偷地看了他一下。➤chance, dare冒險偷看;壯着膽窺視PREPOSITION➤peek at向⋯的一瞥◇Go ahead and take a peek at your presents.去吧,去瞄一眼給你的禮物。➤peek behind在⋯後面的偷看◇a fascinating peek behind the scenes of the Oprah Winfrey Show對奧普拉・溫弗瑞秀的幕後的津津有味的一瞥➤peek into朝⋯裏面的窺視◇We got a peek into rooms that are normally closed to the public.我們偷看了一下通常不對公眾開放的房間。➤peek through透過⋯的偷看◇I dared a little peek through a crack in the door.我壯着膽子透過門縫窺視了一下。