peckish

英 [ˈpekɪʃ]

美 [ˈpekɪʃ]

adj.  有点饿的

BNC.34937

牛津词典

adj.

• 有点饿的
  slightly hungry

柯林斯词典

• 有点饿的
  If you say that you are feelingpeckish, you mean that you are slightly hungry.

英英释义

adj

• easily irritated or annoyed
  1. an incorrigibly fractious young man
  2. not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
  Synonym:crankyfractiousirritablenettlesomepeevishpettishpetulantscratchytestytetchytechy
• somewhat hungry

双语例句

• This word is used when you are extremely hungry, not just feeling peckish.
  这个词是在你极其饿的时候使用的，不仅仅是感到有点饿。
• Its not quite lunch time but youre a little hungry this is when youre feeling peckish.
  现在还没到午饭时间，但是你有点饿了这个时候就是你感觉有点饿了。
• Gayle: I'm a bit peckish too, but it's quite late and we don't want anything too heavy before we go to bed.
  盖尔：我也有点饿了，但现在已经很晚，睡前我们也不要吃得太饱。
• I often start to feel a bit peckish around mid-morning.
  我经常在上午10点左右开始觉得有点饿。
• After a ten-minute wait, Mr Cameron's aides popped to Warrens bakery next door to buy the peckish premier a jam doughnut and a cup of tea.
  卡梅伦等待了10分钟还没买到咖啡，于是卡梅伦的助手赶紧到隔壁Warrens面包店买了一个果酱甜甜圈和一杯热茶拿给饥肠辘辘的首相。
• Peckish is a word you use when you feel like having something small to eat, a snack, or a nibble, rather than a full meal.
  有点饿这个单词，是在你感到想吃点什么东西，一点零食或者嚼点什么的时候用的，而不是吃大餐。
• Should you feel peckish before bed, consider a carbohydrate-rich snack.
  如果你睡前肚子饿，考虑下富含碳水化合物的小吃吧。
• I was feeling peckish, like.
  我觉得肚子有点饿了，嗯。
• Lenore: Yes, I am a bit peckish, especially as I didn't have anything for breakfast.
  勒诺：不错，我确实有点饿了，何况我没有吃早餐。