英语词汇“to peck at”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

5. to peck at.

a. intransitive. To aim at with the beak, to try to peck. Also in extended use.

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the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [verb (transitive)] > peck > aim at or try to peck

to peck at1583

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus Adrianus painted grapes so artificially, that birds pecked at them.

1588 R. Greene Pandosto F4^v Better it is to pecke at the starres with the young Eagles, then to pray on dead carkasses with the Vulture.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. i. 65 Tis not long after, But I will weare my heart vpon my sleeue, For Doues to pecke at .

1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads xv. 229 Better in close Fight to die..Than..peck in vain at a weak Enemy.

1786 W. Robertson Hist. Anc. Greece (rev. ed.) iii. i. 245 It was he who painted some grapes so naturally, that..the birds came and pecked at them.

1790 J. Adams Curious Thoughts Hist. Man xxxviii. 93 The female, alarmed, left her nest, and pecked at him.

1831 T. Carlyle Let. 22 Aug. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1976) V. 349 The more the Devil pecks at me the more vehemently do I wring his nose.

1874 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 1st Ser. 13 It was..the greatest of triumphs when birds..pecked at the grapes in a picture.

1935 ‘A. Bridge’ Illyrian Spring xiv. 174 The pigeons..were pecking at some fragments of bread.

1993 New Scientist 7 Aug. 16/2 To stop their plumage becoming too greasy, the birds peck at the ground, then squat in the dirt to shimmy and shake.

b. intransitive. figurative. To carp, object to, nag at; (also) to bully, to pick on.

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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (transitive)] > captiously

upbraidc1290

bite1330

to gnap at1533

carp1550

cavil1581

carp1587

to pick at ——1603

to pick a hole (also holes) in1614

yark1621

vellicate1633

to peck at1641

snob1654

ploat1757

to get at ——1803

crab1819

to pick up1846

knock1892

snark1904

kvetchc1950

to pick nits1978

1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Vindic. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. v. 70 The Scripture hee pecks at.

1692 R. L'Estrange Fables (1708) xi. 77 The Generality of Mankind lye Pecking at One Another, till One by One they are all Torn to Pieces.

1717 Entertainer No. 6. 32 Pamphlets pickering and pecking at one another from the Press.

1768–74 A. Tucker Light of Nature (1834) II. 475 Without pecking at the Bible, they can find matters to joke upon elsewhere.

1872 W. Besant & J. Rice Ready-money Mortiboy viii She had pecked at him so long, he could not have digested his dinner without his usual dessert.

1928 D. H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover x How she pecks at me! She hates me!

1990 Internat. Jrnl. Epidemiol. 19 1126/2 One or two other small defects for a Beckmesser-ish critic to peck at.

c. intransitive. To eat food without interest, to eat fussily. Cf. pick v.¹ 6.

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1908 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables iii. 37 But Anne could not eat. In vain she nibbled at the bread and butter and pecked at the crab-apple preserve.

1967 C. Potok Chosen vii. 131 His little brother pecked at the food on his plate, eating little.

1997 A. Sivanandan When Memory Dies iii. x. 323 Vijay sat down at the table and pecked at the iddlee Chitra had placed before him.

单词	to peck at
释义	> as lemmas to peck at 5. to peck at. a. intransitive. To aim at with the beak, to try to peck. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [verb (transitive)] > peck > aim at or try to peck to peck at1583 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus Adrianus painted grapes so artificially, that birds pecked at them. 1588 R. Greene Pandosto F4^v Better it is to pecke at the starres with the young Eagles, then to pray on dead carkasses with the Vulture. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. i. 65 Tis not long after, But I will weare my heart vpon my sleeue, For Doues to pecke at . View more context for this quotation 1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads xv. 229 Better in close Fight to die..Than..peck in vain at a weak Enemy. 1786 W. Robertson Hist. Anc. Greece (rev. ed.) iii. i. 245 It was he who painted some grapes so naturally, that..the birds came and pecked at them. 1790 J. Adams Curious Thoughts Hist. Man xxxviii. 93 The female, alarmed, left her nest, and pecked at him. 1831 T. Carlyle Let. 22 Aug. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1976) V. 349 The more the Devil pecks at me the more vehemently do I wring his nose. 1874 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 1st Ser. 13 It was..the greatest of triumphs when birds..pecked at the grapes in a picture. 1935 ‘A. Bridge’ Illyrian Spring xiv. 174 The pigeons..were pecking at some fragments of bread. 1993 New Scientist 7 Aug. 16/2 To stop their plumage becoming too greasy, the birds peck at the ground, then squat in the dirt to shimmy and shake. b. intransitive. figurative. To carp, object to, nag at; (also) to bully, to pick on. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (transitive)] > captiously upbraidc1290 bite1330 to gnap at1533 carp1550 cavil1581 carp1587 to pick at ——1603 to pick a hole (also holes) in1614 yark1621 vellicate1633 to peck at1641 snob1654 ploat1757 to get at ——1803 crab1819 to pick up1846 knock1892 snark1904 kvetchc1950 to pick nits1978 1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Vindic. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. v. 70 The Scripture hee pecks at. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables (1708) xi. 77 The Generality of Mankind lye Pecking at One Another, till One by One they are all Torn to Pieces. 1717 Entertainer No. 6. 32 Pamphlets pickering and pecking at one another from the Press. 1768–74 A. Tucker Light of Nature (1834) II. 475 Without pecking at the Bible, they can find matters to joke upon elsewhere. 1872 W. Besant & J. Rice Ready-money Mortiboy viii She had pecked at him so long, he could not have digested his dinner without his usual dessert. 1928 D. H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover x How she pecks at me! She hates me! 1990 Internat. Jrnl. Epidemiol. 19 1126/2 One or two other small defects for a Beckmesser-ish critic to peck at. c. intransitive. To eat food without interest, to eat fussily. Cf. pick v.¹ 6. ΚΠ 1908 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables iii. 37 But Anne could not eat. In vain she nibbled at the bread and butter and pecked at the crab-apple preserve. 1967 C. Potok Chosen vii. 131 His little brother pecked at the food on his plate, eating little. 1997 A. Sivanandan When Memory Dies iii. x. 323 Vijay sat down at the table and pecked at the iddlee Chitra had placed before him. extracted from peckv.¹ < as lemmas
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