peck at food 啄食食物
peck at seeds 啄食种子
peck at something lightly 轻轻啄
birds peck at grain 鸟啄谷物
peck at breakfast 随便吃早餐
1. The birds peck at the bread crumbs on the ground.
鸟在地上啄食面包屑。
2. She only pecked at her lunch because she was not hungry.
她只是随便吃了几口午餐，因为不饿。
3. Chickens peck at the seeds in the yard all day.
鸡整天在院子里啄食种子。
4. He pecked at his food while reading a book.
他一边看书一边随便吃了几口饭。
A: Why did you only peck at your breakfast?
A：你为什么早餐只吃了几口？
B: I wasn’t very hungry this morning.
B：我今天早上不太饿。
1) 鸟类用喙轻啄食物
2) 随意、少量地吃东西
3) 做事不认真、零碎进行
1. 指鸟类用喙轻轻啄食。
e.g.
The hens peck at the corn.
母鸡啄食玉米。
2. 指人少量、随意地吃东西。
e.g.
She just pecked at her meal and left.
她只是随便吃了几口就离开了。
phrasal verb
1. to eat something by taking very small bites, or to strike something lightly with the beak (for birds)
Synonym: nibble at, pick at