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peck

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they peck
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he / she / it pecks
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past simple pecked
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past participle pecked
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-ing form pecking
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Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] (of birds鸟) to move the beak forward quickly and hit or bite something啄；鹐
    • peck (at something) A robin was pecking at crumbs on the ground.一只知更鸟在地上啄食面包渣。🔊🔊
    • Hens pecked around in the yard.母鸡在院子里啄。
    • peck something A bird had pecked a hole in the sack.一只鸟把袋子啄了个洞。🔊🔊
    • peck something out Vultures had pecked out the dead goat's eyes.秃鹫啄出了死羊的眼睛。🔊🔊
    see also hunt-and-peckTopics Birdsc2
  2. [transitive] (informal) to kiss somebody lightly and quickly匆匆地轻吻
    • peck somebody on something He pecked her on the cheek as he went out.他出门时匆匆轻吻了一下她的面颊。🔊🔊
    • peck something She pecked his cheek.她轻吻了一下他的脸。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin; compare with Middle Low German pekken ‘peck (with the beak)’.
Idioms
a/the pecking order
  1. (informal, often humorous) the order of importance in relation to one another among the members of a group等级排序 synonym hierarchy
    • New Zealand is at the top of the pecking order of rugby nations.新西兰在橄榄球国家中首屈一指。🔊🔊
    • to be first in the pecking order排在第一位

peck

noun
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  1. (informal) a quick kiss匆匆的吻
    • He gave her a friendly peck on the cheek.他友好地在她脸上轻轻一吻。🔊🔊
  2. an act of pecking somebody/something啄
    • The budgerigar gave a quick peck at the seed.虎皮鹦鹉匆匆地啄了一下种子。🔊🔊
    Topics Birdsc2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin; compare with Middle Low German pekken ‘peck (with the beak)’.