peck

• vi. 啄食；扔石头；吹毛求疵
• vt. 啄食；扔
• n. 许多；配克（容量单位，等于2加仑）；啄痕；快速轻吻

来自pick变体，词义同捡拾引申为啄，轻吻。

peck (v.)

c. 1300, possibly a variant of picken (see pick (v.)), or in part from Middle Low German pekken "to peck with the beak." Related: Pecked; pecking.

peck (n.1)

late 13c., "dry measure of one-quarter bushel," of unknown origin; perhaps connected with Old French pek, picot (13c.), also of unknown origin (Barnhart says these were borrowed from English). Chiefly of oats for horses; original sense may be "allowance" rather than a fixed measure, thus perhaps from peck (v.).

peck (n.2)

"act of pecking," 1610s, from peck (v.). It is attested earlier in thieves' slang (1560s) with a sense of "food, grub."

1. He gave me a little peck on the cheek.

他匆匆轻吻了一下我的脸。

来自柯林斯例句

2. They turn on their own kind and peck each other to death.

它们开始攻击同类，拼命地互相啄着。

来自柯林斯例句

3. These birds peck off all the red flowers.

这些鸟啄掉了所有红色的花。

来自柯林斯例句

4. She gave him a light peck of farewell.

她给了他一个匆匆的吻道别.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The cock gave me a peck.

那只公鸡啄了我一下.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》