peckish 的定义
Chiefly British Informal.
- somewhat hungry: By noon we were feeling a bit peckish.
- rather irritable: He's always a bit peckish after his nap.
peckish 近义词
等同于 starving/starved
等同于 starving
等同于 short-tempered
更多peckish例句
- 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!