
好词典

源自中古英语 'pepen',模仿小声或偷偷看的声音。
❶ 偷偷地看,通常指从隐蔽处或小缝隙中窥视,可能带有不礼貌或非法的意味。
“He was caught peeping through the neighbor's window.”
(他被抓到从邻居的窗户偷看。)
“The child was peeping at the presents hidden in the closet.”
(孩子正在偷看藏在衣柜里的礼物。)
peeping Tom — 指有偷窥癖的人,尤其指偷看他人隐私或更衣的人。
“The police arrested a peeping Tom near the women's locker room.”
(警方在女更衣室附近逮捕了一个偷窥狂。)