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peer

English → Chinese

noun//pɪə(r)//

(social) 同龄人:在年龄、地位或能力方面与自己相等的人

Teenagers are often heavily influenced by the opinions and fashions of their peers at school.

(Chinese) 青少年往往深受学校里同龄人的观点和时尚的影响。

The scientist's research was validated after being reviewed by several of his academic peers.

(Chinese) 这位科学家的研究在经过几位学术同行的评审后得到了验证。

verb//pɪə(r)//

(action) 费力地看:因看不清而眯起眼睛仔细注视

The elderly man had to peer through his thick glasses to read the tiny print on the medicine bottle.

(Chinese) 老先生不得不隔着厚厚的眼镜费力地看,才能读清楚药瓶上的微小文字。

As the fog thickened, the driver had to peer anxiously through the windshield to see the road ahead.

(Chinese) 随着雾气变浓,司机不得不焦虑地盯着挡风玻璃看,以看清前方的路。

Entry ID: en:zh:peer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary