词汇 | peer |
释义 | peer verb [ I usually + adv/prep ] uk/pɪər/ us/pɪr/ C2 仔细看,端详;费力地看 to look carefully or with difficulty When no one answered the door, she peered through the window to see if anyone was there. 没有人开门,她就费力地透过窗户朝里望去,看是否有人在。 The driver was peering into the distance trying to read the road sign. 司机费力地看着远方,想要看清路标。
peer noun [ C ] uk/pɪər/ us/pɪr/ (EQUAL) C1 同龄人;同辈;同等社会地位(或能力)的人 a person who is the same age or has the same social position or the same abilities as other people in a group Do you think it's true that teenage girls are less self-confident than their male peers? 你是否认为十几岁的女孩子不如同年龄的男孩子自信? He wasn't a great scholar, but as a teacher he had few peers (= not as many people had the same ability as him). 他算不上伟大的学者,但作为教师没有几个人能与他相提并论。
(HIGH RANK) 贵族 in the UK, a person who has a high social position and any of a range of titles, including baron, earl, and duke, or a life peer a hereditary peer 世袭贵族 a Conservative peer 保守党推荐任命的上议院议员 |
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