单词详解 | peeper

peeper
音标
英音/ ˈpiːpə(r) / 美音/ ˈpiːpər /

听听基本释意:

外刊例句
Leaf peepers: prepare to be wowed by crisp Autumn perfection.
赏叶者:准备好惊叹秋天的完美吧。
Washington Times

Let me rest fears aside, the difference to my peepers was marginal when comparing play with many a mid-range game.
让我先把恐惧放在一边,与我的同行相比,与许多中档游戏相比,差异是微乎其微的。
Washington Times

Equally thrilling for the peepers is watching the king of the moon atop a three-headed vulture and throwing a giant asparagus stalk at the baron as he runs on the lunar surface.
同样令观众兴奋的是,月亮之王骑在三头秃鹫的背上,向在月球表面奔跑的男爵扔一根巨大的芦笋茎。
Washington Times

基本释意
noun
an animal that makes short high-pitched sounds
偷窥者;眼睛;嘀咕的人

同义词
Peeping Tom,voyeur

短释义

长释义

文学例句
What would not I give for a peeper’s place at the meeting?
为了在会议中获得一个偷看的位置,我不会付出什么代价?
A Select Collection of Old English Plays
Volume 14 of 15 by Dodsley, Robert

These busy, cheerful, sprightly little peepers are always ready to welcome to their flocks other birds—ring-necked plovers, turnstones, snipe and phalaropes.
这些忙碌、快乐、活泼的小鸟随时准备着欢迎其他鸟类——环颈鸻、翻石鹬、鹬和瓣鹬——来到它们的鸟群。
Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje

They talked of the prospective fight in phrases like “forwarding a remittance to one’s snout” or “pulling up sharp under a fellow’s peeper,” which amused and jarred on him at once.
他们用诸如“将汇款转至某人的鼻子”或“在一个人的窥视下猛烈拉起”之类的短语来谈论即将发生的战斗,这让他既感到好笑又感到不舒服。
The White Terror and The Red
A novel of revolutionary Russia by Cahan, Abraham

词源
peeper (n.)1650s, “one who peeps,” agent noun from peep (v.1). Slang meaning “eye” is c. 1700.
From 1590s as “young chicken, little creature which peeps or chirps,” and 1857 as “tree frog” (American English), both from peep (v.2).Related entries & more

下面是词源的翻译(机器翻译比较难翻,参考着看)
peeper (n.)1650年代,“偷看的人”,来自peep (v.1)的代理名词。俚语中“眼睛”的意思是c。 1700 年。从 1590 年代起称为“小鸡,会偷看或叽叽喳喳的小生物”,1857 年起称为“树蛙”(美式英语),均来自 peep (v.2)。相关条目及更多


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