peck

🇬🇧 UK/pek/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To strike or pierce with a beak; to give a quick, light kiss

啄;轻吻

n.

A strike with a beak; a quick, light kiss; a unit of dry measure equal to a quarter of a bushel

啄;轻吻;配克(干量单位)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
peckother
=peck

Common Collocations

  • 1.bird peck鸟啄
  • 2.quick peck轻吻
  • 3.gentle peck温柔的吻

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The bird used its beak to peck at the seeds on the ground.

  • 2.

    She gave him a quick peck on the cheek before leaving for work.

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