peer

/pɪə/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

同龄人；同等地位的人；仔细看；费力地看

释义与例句

n. 同龄人；同等地位的人
a person who is the same age or has the same social or professional status as another person
  1. Teenagers are often influenced by the opinions of their peers.
    青少年常受同龄人看法的影响。
  2. The journal article was reviewed by several of her peers.
    这篇期刊论文由她的几位同行评审。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. He earns considerably more than his peers in similar roles.
    他的收入明显高于担任类似职位的同侪。
v. 仔细看；费力地看
to look carefully or with difficulty, especially because you cannot see clearly
  1. She peered through the window into the dark room.
    她透过窗户仔细查看漆黑的房间。
  2. He peered at the small print without his glasses.
    他没戴眼镜，费力地看着小字。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. We peered over the wall to see the garden below.
    我们探头越过墙头，看下面的花园。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 peer pressure 是“同辈压力”，peer review 是“同行评审”；作动词“仔细看”时常接 at、through 或 over。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • peerless 无与伦比的；无双的
    正式形容词，由 peer 的“同等者”含义引申，表示没有能与之相比的人或物。
同义词
  • equal 同等的人；相等的
    peer 强调年龄、地位或专业能力相近的人；equal 强调权利、价值或地位上的平等，不一定年龄相近。
    She treats every employee as an equal. 她把每位员工都当作平等的人对待。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • pier 码头；栈桥
    peer 与 pier 在英式英语中发音相同；peer 指同辈或仔细看，pier 是伸向水面的码头或栈桥。
    We walked to the end of the pier to watch the boats. 我们走到栈桥尽头看船。
常见搭配
  • peer group 同龄群体；同辈群体
    Children learn social skills from their peer group. 儿童从同龄群体中学习社交技能。
  • peer pressure 同辈压力
    Peer pressure can affect the choices teenagers make. 同辈压力会影响青少年作出的选择。
  • peer review 同行评审
    The findings were published after a rigorous peer review. 这些研究结果经过严格的同行评审后发表。