China Daily中疑似错误的词(peek可用作及物动词吗)

By Hou Chenchen | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-09-02 11:08

Peter Millward, a British musician, has regularly visited Vibe since its inception in 2018. He always enjoys dropping by and peeking his head into the shop to see who is there for a lively chat.

摘自9月份《中国日报》英语版,我觉得句中的peeking是不正确的,seek是不及物动词。如果不正确,该如何更改?

谢谢专家老师。

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静心

正如网友所言,几部主流词典都把peek处理为不及物动词。

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language中对peep一词这样处理:

v. tr. To cause to emerge or become partly visible: He peeped his head through the door.

外国论坛也有过讨论,不过,结果不太尽如人意,可参考:

https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/transitive-peep-vs-peek.3460721/post-17559325

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alex119   - 工程师
擅长:英语

这是美式用法,词典里没有,一本介绍美语的书上有:

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