peck 관용구

pecking order

from strongest to weakest, line of authority The first thing to learn about a company is the pecking order.

peckerwood

derogatory term for a white person

peck at

1． bite at with short sharp movements啄
The children watched the birds pecking at the corn．孩子们看着那些小鸟啄玉米。
2．eat very little of少量地吃；一点一点地吃
No wonder he is losing weight．He hardly eats． He just pecks at the food．难怪他瘦了。他简直吃不下东西，只吃一点点。
He pecked at his breakfast of egg and bacon．早餐时，他只吃了一点咸肉和鸡蛋。
3． strike with repeated small blows 连续轻击
The boy started perking at the keys of the piano．那男孩开始在钢琴键上乱弹一气。
4．find fault with constantly屡次找岔子
It's no good pecking at one another．互相找岔子没有好处。
Stop pecking a him．It was only a small thing after all．不要老是责备他，毕竟这只是件小事。

hunt-and-peck

Idiom(s): hunt-and-peck

Theme: COMMUNICATION - KEYBOARD

a slow "system" of typing where one searches for a letter and then presses it. (From the movement used by fowls when feeding. Fixed order.)
• I never learned to type right. All I do is hunt-and-peck.
• I can't type. I just hunt-and-peck, but I get the job done—eventually.

Keep your pecker up

If someone tells you to keep your pecker up, they are telling you not to let your problems get on top of you and to try to be optimistic.

hunt and peck|hunt|peck

n. phr., informal Picking out typewriter keys by sight, usually with one or two fingers; not memorizing the keys. Many newspaper reporters do their typing by hunt and peck.

Often used, with hyphens, as an adjective. Mr. Barr taught himself to type, and he uses the hunt-and-peck system.

pecking order|order|pecking

n. The way people are ranked in relation to each other (for honor, privilege, or power); status classification; hierarchy. After the president was in office several months, his staff developed a pecking order.

peck

peck
peck at
1) to make a pecking motion at
2) Informal to eat very little of; eat carefully or sparingly
3) Informal to criticize or find fault with constantly

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