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The word "peer" has multiple meanings. As a verb, it means to look intently, often because something is difficult to see. As a noun, it can refer to a British noble in the House of Lords or, more commonly, to someone of equal age or status (a peer).

The word "peer" has multiple meanings. As a verb, it means to look intently, often because something is difficult to see. As a noun, it can refer to a British noble in the House of Lords or, more commonly, to someone of equal age or status (a peer).

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peer ★★★☆☆
/pɪ͟ə(r)/
1
[VERB 动词](通常因难以看清而)盯着看,凝视,端详 If you peer at something, you look at it very hard, usually because it is difficult to see clearly.
  [V prep]
  • I had been peering at a computer print-out that made no sense at all...

    我一直盯着看一张毫无意义的计算机打印稿。

  • He watched the Customs official peer into the driver's window.

    他看见海关官员透过驾驶座车窗仔细地往里看。

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词](英国有权或曾经有权在上议院投票的)贵族 In Britain, a peer is a member of the nobility who has or had the right to vote in the House of Lords.
  • Lord Swan was made a life peer in 1981.

    斯旺勋爵于1981年受封终身贵族。

3
[N-COUNT 可数名词]同龄人;同辈;身份(或地位)相同的人 Your peers are the people who are the same age as you or who have the same status as you.
  [usu pl]
  • ...children who are much cleverer than their peers...

    比同龄人聪明许多的孩子

  • His engaging personality made him popular with his peers.

    他迷人的个性使他深受同龄人的喜爱。


Oxford peer / pɪə(r) ; NAmE pɪr /
noun
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verb
peer peers peered peering
noun 1 [usually plural ] a person who is the same age or who has the same social status as you 身分(或地位)相同的人;同龄人;同辈 ◆ She enjoys the respect of her peers. 她受到同侪的尊敬。 ◆ Children are worried about failing in front of their peers. 儿童都怕在同伴面前失败。 ◆ Peer pressureis strong among young people (= they want to be like other people of the same age). 年轻人受到强大的同辈压力。 2 (in Britain) a member of the nobility (英国)贵族成员 ☞see also
life peer
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peeress
verb [intransitive ] (+ adv./prep.) to look closely or carefully at sth, especially when you cannot see it clearly 仔细看;端详 ◆ We peered into the shadows. 我们往阴暗处仔细瞧。 ◆ He went to the window and peered out. 他走到窗前仔细往外瞧。 ◆ She kept peering over her shoulder. 她不停地回头看。 ◆ He peered closely at the photograph. 他聚精会神地端详着相片。 ☞synonyms at
stare
peer / pɪə(r) ; NAmE pɪr /
LDC
peer1 noun
peer2 verb
peerpeer1 /pɪə $ pɪr/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1[usually plural] formal your peers are the people who are the same age as you, or who have the same type of job, social class etc:  American children did less well in math than their peers in Japan. Staff members are trained by their peers. →
peer group
, peer pressure
2a member of the British nobility → House of Lords, peerage →
life peer
peer1 noun
peer2 verb
peerpeer2 ●●○ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
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to look very carefully at something, especially because you are having difficulty seeing it:  He was peering through the wet windscreen at the cars ahead. Philippa peered into the darkness.► see thesaurus at
look
WDF

peer

[pɪə(r)]peered, peering, peers

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Spoken:

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peered[217] peering[478] peers[2196]
贵族(32%),同辈(27%),凝视(22%),窥视(11%),同等的人(8%)
vt.封为贵族;与…同等
vi.凝视,盯着看;窥视
n.贵族;同等的人;同龄人
n.(Peer)人名;(英、巴基)皮尔

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