单词 | peep |
释义 | Word Frequency peep 1(piːp) verb (intransitive) 1. to look furtively or secretly, as through a small aperture or from a hidden place 2. to appear partially or briefly the sun peeped through the clouds noun 3. a quick or furtive look 4. the first appearance the peep of dawn Word origin C15: variant of peekWord Frequency peep 2(piːp) verb (intransitive) 1. (esp of young birds) to utter shrill small noises 2. to speak in a thin shrill voice noun 3. a peeping sound 4. US any of various small sandpipers of the genus Calidris (or Erolia) and related genera, such as the pectoral sandpiper Word origin C15: of imitative origin |
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