peer

【发音】

美 /pɪr/ 英 /pɪə/

【翻译】

1. n.同龄人

   英释:your peers are the people who are the same age as you, or who have the same type of job, social class etc

【短语】

1. peer review : 同业互查

2. peer to peer : 对等的；[计]端对端

3. peer pressure : 来自同辈的压力

4. peer group : 同辈群体；同龄群体

5. peer at : 凝视

【例句】

1. American children did less well in math than their peers in Japan.

   美国儿童的数学成绩不如日本的同龄儿童。

2. Staff members are trained by their peers.

   员工由同事培训。

【真题例句】

1. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...are more likely to think independently or at least see people outside of the economics profession as forming their peer group...

2. (2011.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...making process has been undermined by stress or peer pressure...

【同、近义词】

1. vi.凝视，盯着看；窥视

   pore/stare at/

2. n.贵族；同等的人

   prince/noble/nobility/

【同根词】

1. adj

   peerless : 无与伦比的；出类拔萃的；无比的

2. n

   peek : 偷看；一瞥，看一眼

   peep : 偷看；隐约看见，瞥见

   peephole : 窥视孔

   peerage : （全体）贵族；贵族地位；贵族阶级

   peeress : 有爵位的妇女；贵族夫人

3. vi

   peek : 窥视，偷看

   peep : 窥视；慢慢露出，出现；吱吱叫

4. vt

   peep : 使出现