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peckish

/pek-ish/US // ˈpɛk ɪʃ //UK // (ˈpɛkɪʃ) //

馋嘴,馋了,馋嘴的,贪吃的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Chiefly British Informal.

    • : somewhat hungry: By noon we were feeling a bit peckish.
    • : rather irritable: He's always a bit peckish after his nap.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as instarving

Examples

  • Not that he ever did feel a bit peckish after the hearty snack, for his sandwich was pecked by the four young Seasons at home.

  • Feelin' a little peckish, I went into a eatin' house to-day and encountered a young man with long black hair and slender frame.

  • Peck is also an old word for provender, and we still speak of feeling peckish.

  • We're not likely to be in time for table d'hte—not that I'm peckish.

  • It's making me deuced peckish, I know that—how about lunch, eh!