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

单词	peck
释义	peck peck¹ /pek/, n. 1. a dry measure of 8 quarts; the fourth part of a bushel, equal to 537.6 cubic inches (8.81 liters). 2. a container for measuring this quantity. Abbr.: pk, pk. 3. a considerable quantity: a peck of trouble. [1250-1300; ME pek < OF < ?] peck² /pek/, v.t. 1. to strike or indent with the beak, as a bird does, or with some pointed instrument, esp. with quick, repeated movements. 2. to make (a hole, puncture, etc.) by such strokes; pierce. 3. to take (food) bit by bit, with or as with the beak. v.i. 4. to make strokes with the beak or a pointed instrument. 5. peck at, a. to nibble indifferently or unenthusiastically at (food). b. to nag or carp at: Stop pecking at me, I'm doing the best I can. n. 6. a quick stroke, as in pecking. 7. a hole or mark made by or as by pecking. 8. a quick, almost impersonal kiss: a peck on the cheek. 9. (in timber) incipient decay from fungi, occurring in isolated spots. 10. pecks. Also, peckings. Slang. food. [1300-50; ME pecke < MD pecken; akin to PICK¹] Syn. 5a. pick at, poke at.
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