Definition of peek in English:

peek

verb piːkpik

1no object, with adverbial Look quickly or furtively.
faces peeked from behind twitched curtains
一张张脸从扯动的窗帘后面窥视着。
Example sentencesExamples
- He quickly peeked around the corner of the kitchen to check that he hadn't been heard.
- She crouched behind a tent, peeking out to see if there was any way through.
- From there she peeked into the family room, where the prince was sleeping soundly.
- I stayed behind after classes were over for the day and peeked into the detention room.
- Then a little blond head peeked out from behind the door and wobbled toward me.
- She peeked at me from behind her fingers and laughed miserably.
- I wait for Diania to wake and dress, then I slip out of the storage facility and, still twitching, peek out into the room.
- She quickly peeked into the pot and gave a disappointed sigh before rushing to open the door.
- He peeks inside a room and then enters, turning on the lights.
- She peeks under the wrapping quickly then sets it back.
- Leanne called softly, walking throughout the house, peeking into all the rooms.
- Lynn walked right on by, peeking into Jessie's room to make sure she was alone.
- He peeks behind the curtains, an amateurish move on his part, but nothing too bad.
- I'm glad our wedding photographer didn't make us peek out coyly from behind a tree or some such nonsense.
- Ms. Robbs cracked the door of her son's room, peeking in at his sleeping face.
- Judy bit her lip, opened the door to the operating room just a crack, and quickly peeked inside.
- All we need is to be allowed to peek behind the curtain.
- She just wanted to peek inside quickly to see who it was, then she would gladly leave with Josh.
- Griffin quickly peeked into the tent and saw the armoury, he was smiling from ear to ear.
- On my way back, I paused by the open door of the spare room, peeking into it with interest.
Synonyms
peep, have a peep, have a peek, take a secret look, spy, take a sly/stealthy look, sneak a look, glance, cast a brief look, look hurriedly, look, peer
Scottish keek
informal take a gander, have a look-see, give someone/something a/the once-over, have a squint
British informal have a dekko, have/take a butcher's, take a shufti
1. 1.1 Protrude slightly so as to be just visible.
  〈喻〉露出一点点
  his socks were so full of holes his toes peeked through
  他袜子上到处是洞，一个个脚趾从洞里露出来。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Baby emperor penguins peek out from pouches just over their fathers' feet.
  I looked down into her face: teeth peeking through in a slight grin and muscles locked with determination.
  She was covered head to toe in mud and bits of vegetation peeked out of her wind blown ponytail.
  The trees loomed high above their heads, the moon peeking through the small clearings from the leaves.
  Use scissors to trim the sticks so that the candies peek out above the edge of the cake.
  Roots begin to creep out from the bottom of the pot around drainage holes or they peek through the top soil.
  Huge shoals of orange anthias sway in and out of the colourful soft corals while honeycomb moray eels peek out from holes in the coral gap.
  His hair cascaded down his face, obscuring his eyes but allowing the slightest hint of a frown to peek through.
  Ads already peek up at successful putters from inside golf holes.
  Moonlight peeked in through the gaping hole in the roof and the stars winked down at them.
  The toes of her little Cinderella feet peeked out from under the frills of her nightgown.
  From the street, the new interventions poke and peek out slyly above rooftops and through gaps in the street frontage.
  The sun was threatening to peek over the horizon, and Darion reluctantly stood to go.
  He noticed one of her toes peeking out of a shoe - covered with dust, just like his own bare toes.
  They did, and when I walked, the tips of the toes peeked out beneath the folds of silk.
  The distant rays of the sun had just begun to peek slightly over the horizon.
  Synonyms
  appear (slowly/partly), show, come into view/sight, make an appearance, put in an appearance, present oneself/itself, become visible, emerge, issue, peep, peer out, surface, loom, show one's/its face, come to light, spring up, pop up

noun piːkpik

A quick or furtive look.
一瞥；偷偷地一看
she sneaked a peek at the map
Example sentencesExamples
- Even with a quick peek into a guest bathroom, he'll pause for a second to straighten the bottles of liquid hand soap.
- I take a quick peek at the card to my left and read the name.
- It's worth staying there to experience the sheer extravagance at first hand, or you could, of course, just ask the friendly reception staff for a quick peek.
- As I walk in I notice that the previous name has not been removed so I take a quick peek.
- He took a quick peek at his friend, that love sick look splattered oh so plainly across his face.
- Every now and then he heard a mumble or something else that caused him to sneak a quick peek at her.
- He planned to take a quick peek and size up the situation.
- I took this chance to take a quick peek at her name tag.
- Smiling, she got out of bed, taking a quick peek out the window; it was still dark.
- What I'm trying to say here is, you might want to take a quick peek at his column if you haven't already.
- One art lesson Darren had a quick peek at what she was doing.
- A quick peek at his watch showed the hour steadily approaching two.
- He glanced at his wife - a quick, despondent peek - and then looked at me pitifully.
- I rarely got stuck, but when I did, a quick peek in the answer book enabled me to work backwards.
- He dared to sneak a quick peek at the judge and saw that there were tears in her eyes.
- It started to rain inside the classroom although (after a quick peek at the window) it was sunny outside.
- ‘But I was dying to find our more, so seeing the lid was missing I thought I'd risk a quick peek,’ he said.
- There are two trailers on the website that provide a quick peek at the movie.
- She took a quick peek on the other side of the street.
- After a quick peek toward the supervisor, I looked at the aircraft and instantly was sickened.
Synonyms
secret look, sly look, stealthy look, sneaky look, peep, glance, glimpse, brief/hurried/quick look, look, peer
Scottish keek
informal gander, look-see, squint, eyeful
British informal dekko, butcher's, shufti
New Zealand informal Jack Nohi

Usage

The word meaning ‘look quickly or furtively’ and ‘a quick or furtive look’ is peek, not peak: the sun peeks out only intermittently, a sneak peek at what's in store. In some contexts this error is very common: for example, almost a third of citations for the expression a sneak peek in the Oxford English Corpus are for the incorrect spelling

Origin

Late Middle English pike, pyke, of unknown origin.

Rhymes

antique, batik, beak, bespeak, bezique, bleak, boutique, cacique, caïque, cheek, chic, clique, creak, creek, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, Greek, hide-and-seek, keek, Lalique, leak, leek, Martinique, meek, midweek, Mozambique, Mustique, mystique, oblique, opéra comique, ortanique, peak, Peake, physique, pique, pratique, reek, seek, shriek, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, Speke, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tongue-in-cheek, tweak, unique, veronique, weak, week, wreak

Definition of peek in US English:

peek

verbpikpēk

1no object, with adverbial Look quickly, typically in a furtive manner.
瞥；偷看，窥视
faces peeked from behind the curtains
一张张脸从扯动的窗帘后面窥视着。
Example sentencesExamples
- She crouched behind a tent, peeking out to see if there was any way through.
- I stayed behind after classes were over for the day and peeked into the detention room.
- Lynn walked right on by, peeking into Jessie's room to make sure she was alone.
- I wait for Diania to wake and dress, then I slip out of the storage facility and, still twitching, peek out into the room.
- He peeks inside a room and then enters, turning on the lights.
- Judy bit her lip, opened the door to the operating room just a crack, and quickly peeked inside.
- Leanne called softly, walking throughout the house, peeking into all the rooms.
- He peeks behind the curtains, an amateurish move on his part, but nothing too bad.
- On my way back, I paused by the open door of the spare room, peeking into it with interest.
- Then a little blond head peeked out from behind the door and wobbled toward me.
- She peeked at me from behind her fingers and laughed miserably.
- I'm glad our wedding photographer didn't make us peek out coyly from behind a tree or some such nonsense.
- She just wanted to peek inside quickly to see who it was, then she would gladly leave with Josh.
- She quickly peeked into the pot and gave a disappointed sigh before rushing to open the door.
- All we need is to be allowed to peek behind the curtain.
- From there she peeked into the family room, where the prince was sleeping soundly.
- He quickly peeked around the corner of the kitchen to check that he hadn't been heard.
- She peeks under the wrapping quickly then sets it back.
- Ms. Robbs cracked the door of her son's room, peeking in at his sleeping face.
- Griffin quickly peeked into the tent and saw the armoury, he was smiling from ear to ear.
Synonyms
peep, have a peep, have a peek, take a secret look, spy, take a sly look, take a stealthy look, sneak a look, glance, cast a brief look, look hurriedly, look, peer
1. 1.1 Protrude slightly so as to be just visible.
  〈喻〉露出一点点
  his socks were so full of holes his toes peeked through
  他袜子上到处是洞，一个个脚趾从洞里露出来。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The trees loomed high above their heads, the moon peeking through the small clearings from the leaves.
  From the street, the new interventions poke and peek out slyly above rooftops and through gaps in the street frontage.
  The toes of her little Cinderella feet peeked out from under the frills of her nightgown.
  Use scissors to trim the sticks so that the candies peek out above the edge of the cake.
  His hair cascaded down his face, obscuring his eyes but allowing the slightest hint of a frown to peek through.
  Ads already peek up at successful putters from inside golf holes.
  They did, and when I walked, the tips of the toes peeked out beneath the folds of silk.
  Moonlight peeked in through the gaping hole in the roof and the stars winked down at them.
  He noticed one of her toes peeking out of a shoe - covered with dust, just like his own bare toes.
  The distant rays of the sun had just begun to peek slightly over the horizon.
  She was covered head to toe in mud and bits of vegetation peeked out of her wind blown ponytail.
  The sun was threatening to peek over the horizon, and Darion reluctantly stood to go.
  Roots begin to creep out from the bottom of the pot around drainage holes or they peek through the top soil.
  Baby emperor penguins peek out from pouches just over their fathers' feet.
  I looked down into her face: teeth peeking through in a slight grin and muscles locked with determination.
  Huge shoals of orange anthias sway in and out of the colourful soft corals while honeycomb moray eels peek out from holes in the coral gap.
  Synonyms
  appear, appear partly, appear slowly, show, come into sight, come into view, make an appearance, put in an appearance, present itself, present oneself, become visible, emerge, issue, peep, peer out, surface, loom, show its face, show one's face, come to light, spring up, pop up

nounpikpēk

A quick or furtive look.
一瞥；偷偷地一看
she sneaked a peek at the map
Example sentencesExamples
- There are two trailers on the website that provide a quick peek at the movie.
- One art lesson Darren had a quick peek at what she was doing.
- It's worth staying there to experience the sheer extravagance at first hand, or you could, of course, just ask the friendly reception staff for a quick peek.
- He glanced at his wife - a quick, despondent peek - and then looked at me pitifully.
- After a quick peek toward the supervisor, I looked at the aircraft and instantly was sickened.
- Every now and then he heard a mumble or something else that caused him to sneak a quick peek at her.
- What I'm trying to say here is, you might want to take a quick peek at his column if you haven't already.
- I took this chance to take a quick peek at her name tag.
- He dared to sneak a quick peek at the judge and saw that there were tears in her eyes.
- He took a quick peek at his friend, that love sick look splattered oh so plainly across his face.
- ‘But I was dying to find our more, so seeing the lid was missing I thought I'd risk a quick peek,’ he said.
- Even with a quick peek into a guest bathroom, he'll pause for a second to straighten the bottles of liquid hand soap.
- I rarely got stuck, but when I did, a quick peek in the answer book enabled me to work backwards.
- As I walk in I notice that the previous name has not been removed so I take a quick peek.
- It started to rain inside the classroom although (after a quick peek at the window) it was sunny outside.
- A quick peek at his watch showed the hour steadily approaching two.
- Smiling, she got out of bed, taking a quick peek out the window; it was still dark.
- I take a quick peek at the card to my left and read the name.
- He planned to take a quick peek and size up the situation.
- She took a quick peek on the other side of the street.
Synonyms
secret look, sly look, stealthy look, sneaky look, peep, glance, glimpse, brief look, hurried look, quick look, look, peer

Usage

The word meaning ‘look quickly or furtively’ and ‘a quick or furtive look’ is peek, not peak: the sun peeks out only intermittently; a sneak peek at what's in store. In some contexts, this error is very common: for example, almost a third of citations for the expression a sneak peek in the Oxford English Corpus are for the incorrect spelling (a sneak peak)

Origin

Late Middle English pike, pyke, of unknown origin.

词汇	peek
释义	Definition of peek in English: peek verb piːkpik 1no object, with adverbial Look quickly or furtively. faces peeked from behind twitched curtains 一张张脸从扯动的窗帘后面窥视着。 Example sentencesExamples He quickly peeked around the corner of the kitchen to check that he hadn't been heard. She crouched behind a tent, peeking out to see if there was any way through. From there she peeked into the family room, where the prince was sleeping soundly. I stayed behind after classes were over for the day and peeked into the detention room. Then a little blond head peeked out from behind the door and wobbled toward me. She peeked at me from behind her fingers and laughed miserably. I wait for Diania to wake and dress, then I slip out of the storage facility and, still twitching, peek out into the room. She quickly peeked into the pot and gave a disappointed sigh before rushing to open the door. He peeks inside a room and then enters, turning on the lights. She peeks under the wrapping quickly then sets it back. Leanne called softly, walking throughout the house, peeking into all the rooms. Lynn walked right on by, peeking into Jessie's room to make sure she was alone. He peeks behind the curtains, an amateurish move on his part, but nothing too bad. I'm glad our wedding photographer didn't make us peek out coyly from behind a tree or some such nonsense. Ms. Robbs cracked the door of her son's room, peeking in at his sleeping face. Judy bit her lip, opened the door to the operating room just a crack, and quickly peeked inside. All we need is to be allowed to peek behind the curtain. She just wanted to peek inside quickly to see who it was, then she would gladly leave with Josh. Griffin quickly peeked into the tent and saw the armoury, he was smiling from ear to ear. On my way back, I paused by the open door of the spare room, peeking into it with interest. Synonyms peep, have a peep, have a peek, take a secret look, spy, take a sly/stealthy look, sneak a look, glance, cast a brief look, look hurriedly, look, peer Scottish keek informal take a gander, have a look-see, give someone/something a/the once-over, have a squint British informal have a dekko, have/take a butcher's, take a shufti 1.1 Protrude slightly so as to be just visible. 〈喻〉露出一点点 his socks were so full of holes his toes peeked through 他袜子上到处是洞，一个个脚趾从洞里露出来。 Example sentencesExamples Baby emperor penguins peek out from pouches just over their fathers' feet. I looked down into her face: teeth peeking through in a slight grin and muscles locked with determination. She was covered head to toe in mud and bits of vegetation peeked out of her wind blown ponytail. The trees loomed high above their heads, the moon peeking through the small clearings from the leaves. Use scissors to trim the sticks so that the candies peek out above the edge of the cake. Roots begin to creep out from the bottom of the pot around drainage holes or they peek through the top soil. Huge shoals of orange anthias sway in and out of the colourful soft corals while honeycomb moray eels peek out from holes in the coral gap. His hair cascaded down his face, obscuring his eyes but allowing the slightest hint of a frown to peek through. Ads already peek up at successful putters from inside golf holes. Moonlight peeked in through the gaping hole in the roof and the stars winked down at them. The toes of her little Cinderella feet peeked out from under the frills of her nightgown. From the street, the new interventions poke and peek out slyly above rooftops and through gaps in the street frontage. The sun was threatening to peek over the horizon, and Darion reluctantly stood to go. He noticed one of her toes peeking out of a shoe - covered with dust, just like his own bare toes. They did, and when I walked, the tips of the toes peeked out beneath the folds of silk. The distant rays of the sun had just begun to peek slightly over the horizon. Synonyms appear (slowly/partly), show, come into view/sight, make an appearance, put in an appearance, present oneself/itself, become visible, emerge, issue, peep, peer out, surface, loom, show one's/its face, come to light, spring up, pop up noun piːkpik A quick or furtive look. 一瞥；偷偷地一看 she sneaked a peek at the map Example sentencesExamples Even with a quick peek into a guest bathroom, he'll pause for a second to straighten the bottles of liquid hand soap. I take a quick peek at the card to my left and read the name. It's worth staying there to experience the sheer extravagance at first hand, or you could, of course, just ask the friendly reception staff for a quick peek. As I walk in I notice that the previous name has not been removed so I take a quick peek. He took a quick peek at his friend, that love sick look splattered oh so plainly across his face. Every now and then he heard a mumble or something else that caused him to sneak a quick peek at her. He planned to take a quick peek and size up the situation. I took this chance to take a quick peek at her name tag. Smiling, she got out of bed, taking a quick peek out the window; it was still dark. What I'm trying to say here is, you might want to take a quick peek at his column if you haven't already. One art lesson Darren had a quick peek at what she was doing. A quick peek at his watch showed the hour steadily approaching two. He glanced at his wife - a quick, despondent peek - and then looked at me pitifully. I rarely got stuck, but when I did, a quick peek in the answer book enabled me to work backwards. He dared to sneak a quick peek at the judge and saw that there were tears in her eyes. It started to rain inside the classroom although (after a quick peek at the window) it was sunny outside. ‘But I was dying to find our more, so seeing the lid was missing I thought I'd risk a quick peek,’ he said. There are two trailers on the website that provide a quick peek at the movie. She took a quick peek on the other side of the street. After a quick peek toward the supervisor, I looked at the aircraft and instantly was sickened. Synonyms secret look, sly look, stealthy look, sneaky look, peep, glance, glimpse, brief/hurried/quick look, look, peer Scottish keek informal gander, look-see, squint, eyeful British informal dekko, butcher's, shufti New Zealand informal Jack Nohi Usage The word meaning ‘look quickly or furtively’ and ‘a quick or furtive look’ is peek, not peak: the sun peeks out only intermittently, a sneak peek at what's in store. In some contexts this error is very common: for example, almost a third of citations for the expression a sneak peek in the Oxford English Corpus are for the incorrect spelling Origin Late Middle English pike, pyke, of unknown origin. Rhymes antique, batik, beak, bespeak, bezique, bleak, boutique, cacique, caïque, cheek, chic, clique, creak, creek, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, Greek, hide-and-seek, keek, Lalique, leak, leek, Martinique, meek, midweek, Mozambique, Mustique, mystique, oblique, opéra comique, ortanique, peak, Peake, physique, pique, pratique, reek, seek, shriek, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, Speke, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tongue-in-cheek, tweak, unique, veronique, weak, week, wreak Definition of peek in US English: peek verbpikpēk 1no object, with adverbial Look quickly, typically in a furtive manner. 瞥；偷看，窥视 faces peeked from behind the curtains 一张张脸从扯动的窗帘后面窥视着。 Example sentencesExamples She crouched behind a tent, peeking out to see if there was any way through. I stayed behind after classes were over for the day and peeked into the detention room. Lynn walked right on by, peeking into Jessie's room to make sure she was alone. I wait for Diania to wake and dress, then I slip out of the storage facility and, still twitching, peek out into the room. He peeks inside a room and then enters, turning on the lights. Judy bit her lip, opened the door to the operating room just a crack, and quickly peeked inside. Leanne called softly, walking throughout the house, peeking into all the rooms. He peeks behind the curtains, an amateurish move on his part, but nothing too bad. On my way back, I paused by the open door of the spare room, peeking into it with interest. Then a little blond head peeked out from behind the door and wobbled toward me. She peeked at me from behind her fingers and laughed miserably. I'm glad our wedding photographer didn't make us peek out coyly from behind a tree or some such nonsense. She just wanted to peek inside quickly to see who it was, then she would gladly leave with Josh. She quickly peeked into the pot and gave a disappointed sigh before rushing to open the door. All we need is to be allowed to peek behind the curtain. From there she peeked into the family room, where the prince was sleeping soundly. He quickly peeked around the corner of the kitchen to check that he hadn't been heard. She peeks under the wrapping quickly then sets it back. Ms. Robbs cracked the door of her son's room, peeking in at his sleeping face. Griffin quickly peeked into the tent and saw the armoury, he was smiling from ear to ear. Synonyms peep, have a peep, have a peek, take a secret look, spy, take a sly look, take a stealthy look, sneak a look, glance, cast a brief look, look hurriedly, look, peer 1.1 Protrude slightly so as to be just visible. 〈喻〉露出一点点 his socks were so full of holes his toes peeked through 他袜子上到处是洞，一个个脚趾从洞里露出来。 Example sentencesExamples The trees loomed high above their heads, the moon peeking through the small clearings from the leaves. From the street, the new interventions poke and peek out slyly above rooftops and through gaps in the street frontage. The toes of her little Cinderella feet peeked out from under the frills of her nightgown. Use scissors to trim the sticks so that the candies peek out above the edge of the cake. His hair cascaded down his face, obscuring his eyes but allowing the slightest hint of a frown to peek through. Ads already peek up at successful putters from inside golf holes. They did, and when I walked, the tips of the toes peeked out beneath the folds of silk. Moonlight peeked in through the gaping hole in the roof and the stars winked down at them. He noticed one of her toes peeking out of a shoe - covered with dust, just like his own bare toes. The distant rays of the sun had just begun to peek slightly over the horizon. She was covered head to toe in mud and bits of vegetation peeked out of her wind blown ponytail. The sun was threatening to peek over the horizon, and Darion reluctantly stood to go. Roots begin to creep out from the bottom of the pot around drainage holes or they peek through the top soil. Baby emperor penguins peek out from pouches just over their fathers' feet. I looked down into her face: teeth peeking through in a slight grin and muscles locked with determination. Huge shoals of orange anthias sway in and out of the colourful soft corals while honeycomb moray eels peek out from holes in the coral gap. Synonyms appear, appear partly, appear slowly, show, come into sight, come into view, make an appearance, put in an appearance, present itself, present oneself, become visible, emerge, issue, peep, peer out, surface, loom, show its face, show one's face, come to light, spring up, pop up nounpikpēk A quick or furtive look. 一瞥；偷偷地一看 she sneaked a peek at the map Example sentencesExamples There are two trailers on the website that provide a quick peek at the movie. One art lesson Darren had a quick peek at what she was doing. It's worth staying there to experience the sheer extravagance at first hand, or you could, of course, just ask the friendly reception staff for a quick peek. He glanced at his wife - a quick, despondent peek - and then looked at me pitifully. After a quick peek toward the supervisor, I looked at the aircraft and instantly was sickened. Every now and then he heard a mumble or something else that caused him to sneak a quick peek at her. What I'm trying to say here is, you might want to take a quick peek at his column if you haven't already. I took this chance to take a quick peek at her name tag. He dared to sneak a quick peek at the judge and saw that there were tears in her eyes. He took a quick peek at his friend, that love sick look splattered oh so plainly across his face. ‘But I was dying to find our more, so seeing the lid was missing I thought I'd risk a quick peek,’ he said. Even with a quick peek into a guest bathroom, he'll pause for a second to straighten the bottles of liquid hand soap. I rarely got stuck, but when I did, a quick peek in the answer book enabled me to work backwards. As I walk in I notice that the previous name has not been removed so I take a quick peek. It started to rain inside the classroom although (after a quick peek at the window) it was sunny outside. A quick peek at his watch showed the hour steadily approaching two. Smiling, she got out of bed, taking a quick peek out the window; it was still dark. I take a quick peek at the card to my left and read the name. He planned to take a quick peek and size up the situation. She took a quick peek on the other side of the street. Synonyms secret look, sly look, stealthy look, sneaky look, peep, glance, glimpse, brief look, hurried look, quick look, look, peer Usage The word meaning ‘look quickly or furtively’ and ‘a quick or furtive look’ is peek, not peak: the sun peeks out only intermittently; a sneak peek at what's in store. In some contexts, this error is very common: for example, almost a third of citations for the expression a sneak peek in the Oxford English Corpus are for the incorrect spelling (a sneak peak) Origin Late Middle English pike, pyke, of unknown origin.
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