English Dictionary

peck

IPA（発音記号）

/pɛk/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞 稀用

(transitive, intransitive) To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird). / (transitive) To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument.

日本語の意味

鳥のくちばしでつついたり、刺したりすること。 / くちばしや尖った道具を用いて打って、形を作ること。

The sparrow tried to peck the crumbs from my hand, but it was too shy to stay long.

スズメが私の手のパンくずをくちばしでついばもうとしたが、臆病で長くはとどまらなかった。

意味（1）

(transitive, intransitive) To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).

The birds pecked at their food.

意味（2）

(transitive) To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument.

to peck a hole in a tree

意味（3）

To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements.

意味（4）

To seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up.

This fellow pecks up wit as pigeons peas.

意味（5）

To do something in small, intermittent pieces.

He has been pecking away at that project for some time now.

意味（6）

To type by searching for each key individually.

意味（7）

(rare) To type in general.

意味（8）

To kiss briefly.

At half past eight, Mr. Dursley picked up his briefcase, pecked Mrs. Dursley on the cheek, and tried to kiss Dudley good-bye but missed, because Dudley was now having a tantrum and throwing his cereal at the walls.

pecks （ present singular third-person ）

pecking （ participle present ）

pecked （ participle past ）

pecked （ past ）