含义: absolute speed

[機] 絕對速率

pee 成语

do (a speed)

travel at a speed, drive at a speed of We were only doing 50 km per hour. That's the truth.

eyes peeled

(See keep your eyes peeled)

hit speeds of

travel at speeds of, do (a speed) The stolen car was hitting speeds of 120 km per hour in the city.

keep your eyes peeled

look or watch carefully, watch for Keep your eyes peeled for birds. Watch for animals, too.

make whoopee

kiss and hug, get it on, make love Tony and Victoria were making whoopee when we walked in.

peek-a-boo

peek through the fingers with hands covering eyes Shelly was playing peek-a-boo with the baby.

peeping Tom

someone who looks in people

peer sneer

an unfriendly look from a person who is the same age When the manager praised my work, Vic gave me a peer sneer.

pick up speed

increase the speed of The car picked up speed as it began to go down the hill.

speed up

go faster, accelerate, step on it Don't speed up when you come to an intersection. Slow down!

take a pee

urinate, take a leak, take a whiz """Where can I take a pee?"" she whispered to her friend."

two pee holes in the snow

small holes, tiny holes He looks very tired. His eyes are like two pee holes in the snow.

up to speed

at normal speed, feeling healthy again Tim's recovered from his surgery but he's not up to speed yet.

deuce of peekers

eyes

peeling

what comes off when peeling a cap:"The bigger the cap, the bigger the peelin'" -- Ice Cube (Steady mobbin' [1991]) Note that Cube is paraphrasing a Parliament line, where GC says "The bigger the headache, the bigger the pill", but the way he says it, "pill" comes out sounding like peel".

peeling caps

killing someone by shooting him, shots to the head often disfigure it in such a way that the cranium is "peeled back":"One wrong move and your cap's peeled" -- Ice T. (O.G. original gangster)

peep

check this out (as in peep this)

peeps

people

peek at

look at sth．secretly 偷看；窥视
Through a keyhole he peeped at what was happening inside．他从锁眼里窥视室内的动静。
She felt she was constantly being peeped at．她感到自己一直受人监视着。

peel off

1．remove（the outer layer or covering）去掉（外层或覆盖的）
I can peel the skin off with my fingers．我可以用手指把皮剥掉。
2．remove（clothing）脱衣服
He was so hot that he peeled off his jacket．他热得把茄克衫脱了。
She peeled off and dived into the water．她脱了衣服潜入水中。
3．come off； scale off剥落；脱落
The paint on our house is peeling off in several places．我们的屋子有几处油漆脱落了。

peep at

peep/peek at

hear a peep out of

Idiom(s): hear a peep out of sb

Theme: LISTENING

to get some sort of a response from someone; to hear the smallest word from someone. (Usually in the negative.)
• I don't want to hear another peep out of you.
• I didn't know they were there. I didn't hear a peep out of them.

at full speed

Idiom(s): at full speed AND at full tilt

Theme: SPEED

as fast as possible.
• The motor was running at full speed.
• John finished his running at full speed.
• Things are now operating at full tilt.

keep one's eyes peeled for

Idiom(s): keep one's eyes open (for someone or something) AND keep one's eyes peeled (for someone or something)

Theme: ALERTNESS

to remain alert and watchful for someone or something. (The entries with peeled are informal. Peel refers to moving the eyelids back.)
• I'm keeping my eyes open for a sale on winter coats.
• Please keep your eyes peeled for Mary. She's due to arrive here any time.
• Okay. I'll keep my eyes open.

The more haste, the less speed.

A person makes more progress if they do things less quickly.

Flowery speech

Flowery speech is full of lovely words, but may well lack substance.

More haste, less speed

The faster you try to do something, the more likely you are to make mistakes that make you take longer than it would had you planned it.

Pet peeve

A pet peeve is something that irritates an individual greatly.

keep one's eyes peeled|eyes|keep|keep one's eyes s

v. phr., informal To watch carefully; be always looking. The bird-watcher kept his eyes peeled for bluebirds. When the boys walked through the roads, they kept their eyes skinned for snakes.
Compare: EYES OPEN¹, EYE OUT.

maiden speech|maiden|speech

n. phr. One's first public speech, usually before some legislative body. It was the new congressman's maiden speech and everyone was listening very keenly.

peel off|peel

v. To dive away from a group of airplanes in a flight formation; bring one plane down from a group. As the group neared the home base, pilot after pilot peeled off for a landing.

peeping Tom|Tom|peeping

n. A man or boy who likes sly peeping. He was picked up by the police as a peeping Tom.

speed trap|speed|trap

n. A place where police hide and wait to catch drivers who are going even a little faster than the speed limit. Mr. Jones was caught in a speed trap.

speed up|speed

v. To go faster than before; also, to make go faster. The car speeded up when it reached the country. Push in the throttle to speed up the engine.
Compare: PICK UP¹².
Antonym: SLOW DOWN.

full speed ahead

full speed ahead
Also, full steam ahead. As fast and as strongly as possible. For example, There's only one way we'll get there on time, so go full speed ahead, or Production would go full steam ahead as soon as the orders were confirmed. It is also put as with a full head of steam, as in She was traveling with a full head of steam—she was due there at noon. These expressions all allude to the steam engine, where full steam signifies that a boiler has developed maximum pressure. They became well known through an order allegedly given by Admiral David Farragut at the battle of Mobile Bay (1864): “Damn the torpedoes! Full steam ahead!”

peel

peel
In addition to the idiom beginning with peel, also see keep one's eyes open.

peer

peer
peer of the realm
any of the British peers entitled to a seat in the House of Lords

speed

speed
In addition to the idiom beginning with speed, also see full speed ahead; up to par.

whoopee

whoopee
make whoopee
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1) Slang to revel boisterously
2) to make love

More Idioms/Phrases

whole megillah whole new ballgame, a whole nine yards, the wholesale whoop whoopee why wide wide open widow wife

English Vocalbulary

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