peer
- n.同龄人;同辈;(英国)贵族成员;身份(或地位)相同的人
- vi.仔细看;端详
peernoun
身份（或地位）相同的人；同龄人；同辈
a person who is the same age or who has the same social status as you
She enjoys the respect of her peers.
她受到同侪的尊敬。
Children are worried about failing in front of their peers.
儿童都怕在同伴面前失败。
Peer pressure is strong among young people (= they want to be like other people of the same age) .
年轻人受到强大的同辈压力。
（英国）贵族成员
(in Britain) a member of the nobility
verb
V usually + adv./prep.仔细看；端详
to look closely or carefully at sth, especially when you cannot see it clearly
We peered into the shadows.
我们往阴暗处仔细瞧。
He went to the window and peered out.
他走到窗前仔细往外瞧。
She kept peering over her shoulder.
她不停地回头看。
He peered closely at the photograph.
他聚精会神地端详着相片。
These words all mean to look at sb/sth for a long time.以上各词均含盯着看、凝视、注视之义。
to look at sb/sth for a long time, especially with surprise or fear, or because you are thinking 尤指吃惊、害怕或深思地盯着看、凝视、注视：
I screamed and everyone stared.
我尖叫一声，众人都盯着我看。
( rather formal ) to look steadily at sb/sth for a long time, especially with surprise or love, or because you are thinking 尤指吃惊、爱恋或深思地凝视、注视、盯着：
We all gazed at Marco in amazement.
我们都惊异地注视着马可。
to look closely or carefully at sth, especially when you cannot see it clearly尤指看不清楚时仔细看、端详
to look angrily at sb/sth for a long time 指怒目而视：
I looked at her and she glared stonily back.
我看了她一眼，她便冷冷地回瞪着我。
peer
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VERB （通常因难以看清而）盯着看，凝视，端详
If you peer at something, you look at it very hard, usually because it is difficult to see clearly.I had been peering at a computer print-out that made no sense at all...
我一直盯着看一张毫无意义的计算机打印稿。
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N-COUNT （英国有权或曾经有权在上议院投票的）贵族
In Britain, a peer is a member of the nobility who has or had the right to vote in the House of Lords.Lord Swan was made a life peer in 1981.
斯旺勋爵于1981年受封终身贵族。
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N-COUNT 同龄人；同辈；身份（或地位）相同的人
Your peers are the people who are the same age as you or who have the same status as you....children who are much cleverer than their peers...
比同龄人聪明许多的孩子
noun
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- a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- Synonym: equal match compeer
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- a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
verb
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- look searchingly
- We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around
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She gets on well with her peer group .
她和同龄人相处融洽。
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Teenagers may find it difficult to resist peer pressure .
青少年可能觉得很难抗拒同龄人的压力。
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The government has created eight new peers .
政府新封了八个贵族。
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Children are worried about failing in front of their peers .
儿童都怕在同伴面前失败。
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He went to the window and peered out .
他走到窗前仔细往外瞧。
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I lifted the lid of the box and peered in .
我掀起箱盖往里看。
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She kept peering over her shoulder .
她不停地回头看。
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She peered out into the blackness of the night .
她凝视着外面黑沉沉的夜色。
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He peered closely at the photograph .
他聚精会神地端详着相片。
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We peered into the shadows .
我们往阴暗处仔细瞧。
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He was made a life peer in 1991 .
他于1991年被封为终身贵族。
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Lord Swan was made a life peer in 1981 .
斯旺勋爵于1981年受封终身贵族。
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Their German peers had a more developed sense of citizenship .
和他们同龄的德国人有着更强烈的公民归属感。
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It is important for a manager to be able to get the support of his peer group .
对于经理而言，得到同级同事的支持很重要。
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His engaging personality made him popular with his peers .
他迷人的个性使他深受同龄人的喜爱。
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He watched the Customs official peer into the driver 's window .
他看见海关官员透过驾驶座车窗仔细地往里看。
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He peered slowly around the small crowded room
他慢慢地环视这个拥挤的小屋。
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It was in these studios that young painters found the support and stimulating competition of peers .
就是在这些画室里，年轻的画家们得到了同龄人的支持，也感受到了激励大家向前的竞争。
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I had been peering at a computer print-out that made no sense at all
我一直盯着看一张毫无意义的计算机打印稿。
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I peered around the edge of the shed — there was no sign of anyone else .
我仔细察看了棚子周边，没有其他人。
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While some of his peers might quarrel with the title , his credentials remain impressive .
尽管他的一些同龄人也许并不认同这个称号，他的资历仍然令人钦佩不已。
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He peered at the label on the bottle .
他仔细地看着瓶上的标签。
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To his 19th-century peers , Robert Brown was the prince of botany .
对于19世纪的同行来说，罗伯特·布朗是植物学巨匠。
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In regular group confessionals , the worst performers have to explain themselves to their peers .
在定期举行的集体检讨会上，表现最差的人必须向同事作出解释。
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She leaned her bike against the stone wall and stood on tiptoe to peer over it .
她把自行车斜靠在石墙上，踮起脚往墙内张望。
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Naomi admits that it was peer pressure to be ' cool ' that drove her into having sex early .
娜奥米承认是“装酷”的同辈压力让她过早有了性体验。
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She exhibited none of the narcissistic and nihilistic tendencies of her peers .
她一点儿都没表现出同龄人那种自恋和虚无主义的性格倾向。
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Bob peered at it . ' Well , well ! ' he said , ' I haven 't seen Spam since the war ! ' and laughed .
鲍勃仔细瞧了一眼，说道：“哇，哇！自从战后我就再也没见过午餐肉了！”然后笑了起来。
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I was peering about me in the gloom .
我在暗处端详着自己。
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He peered through a chink in the curtains .
他透过帘子之间的缝隙偷看。
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