peck/pek/

vt

1. (鸟)啄；啄食

• Birds are pecking weed seeds. 鸟正在啄食杂草的种子。

• The baby chicks are pecking their way out of their shells. 小鸡正在啄破蛋壳而出。

• peck a hole in the tree 在树上啄一个洞

2. 凿；凿开

• peck figures into the rock 在岩石上凿出图形

3. 轻吻

• peck sb. on the cheek 匆匆吻一下某人的脸颊

vi

1. 啄；啄食；啄起

• The chickens will peck up all the grain on the ground. 小鸡会把地上的谷子全部啄起来吃掉。

2. 凿；琢

3. 小口吃

词组peck at

1. 啄；凿

• The bird pecked at the grain. 鸟在啄食谷物。

2. 用手指连续敲击

• peck at the keys of a piano 连击钢琴键

3. 勉强地小口吃

• peck at one's food 吃一点点东西

4. 找茬儿

• They kept pecking at me. 他们没完没了地找我的茬儿。