peer

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peer1 /pɪə $ pɪr/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1  [usually plural]PG formal your peers are the people who are the same age as you, or who have the same type of job, social class etc 同龄人；社会地位相同的人 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。 Staff members are trained by their peers. 员工由同事培训。 → peer group, peer pressure2. a member of the British nobility 〔英国的〕贵族 → House of Lords, peerage → life peer

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peer• The Government is to reintroduce a bill curbing the right to jury trial, which has twice been thrown out by peers.• Few of his peers scoffed, but even fewer followed his example of actually taking it on the course.• The respect of his peers in the research community is very important to him.• It gives evidence of the approval of peers and keeps one in contact with the traditions of the past.• How was I spending my time on peer relationships?• At about three years old, children begin to take an interest in their peers.• Everyone wants to be successful in the eyes of their peers.• Six were Etonians, three were peers, and another three were knights or baronets.• So we put together a list of students who were peer mentors.• Relationships with peers, not superiors, seemed the developmental relationships that mattered.• The jury system gives you the basic right to be judged by your peers.

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peer2 ●●○ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]  PGto look very carefully at something, especially because you are having difficulty seeing it 〔尤指因看起来费劲而〕盯着看，凝视 He was peering through the wet windscreen at the cars ahead. 他正费力地透过淋湿的风挡盯视着前方的汽车。 Philippa peered into the darkness. 菲莉帕凝视着暗处。► see thesaurus at look→ See Verb table

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peer• Two heads swivelled to peer at her, and she recognized the reporters from the pub.• She adjusted her glasses and peered at the man.• I slowed, turning to peer at the site with an eerie feeling of detachment.• Lok peered at the stick and the lump of bone and the small eyes in the bone things over the face.• Mattie grunted abstractedly, totally engrossed in peering at the various plastic containers and bowls in the refrigerator.• Watch any game in a crucial situation and you will see the catcher peering into his dugout before calling each pitch.• Roger peered into the dark corridor to see what was making the noise.• Having stopped the car, feeling pleasantly lost, he peered through the half-dark.• Yanto crouched down and peered under the wagon.From Longman Business Dictionarypeerpeer /pɪəpɪr/ noun [countable usually plural]1a company or product that is similar to the one you are talking aboutHe believes the company is undervalued relative to its peers.2someone who is the same age or has the same job, social position etc as the person you are talking aboutStaff members are trained by their peers.Origin peer1 (1200-1300) Old French per, from Latin par “equal”; → PAR peer2 (1500-1600) Perhaps from appear

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peer¹ /pɪə $ pɪr/ noun [countable]1. [usually plural] formal your peers are the people who are the same age as you, or who have the same type of job, social class etc:
    American children did less well in math than their peers in Japan.
    Staff members are trained by their peers. ⇨ peer group, peer pressure
2. a member of the British nobility ⇨ House of Lords, peerage
⇨ life peer

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peer² verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]to look very carefully at something, especially because you are having difficulty seeing it:
    He was peering through the wet windscreen at the cars ahead.
    Philippa peered into the darkness.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ look to turn your eyes towards someone or something, so that you can see them: You should never look directly at the sun. | After a while, he turned and looked at me.
   ▪ have/take a look especially spoken to look at something quickly, especially in order to find or check something: I’ll have a look in my desk. | Take a look at this!
   ▪ glance to look at someone or something for a short time and then look quickly away: Damien glanced nervously at his watch.
   ▪ peek/peep (also take a peek/peep) to look quickly at something. Used especially when you are not supposed to look, or when you are looking through a small gap: The door was open so he peeked inside. | Katy peeped at her birthday present on the table.
   ▪ peer to look very carefully, especially because you cannot see well: Kenji was peering at the screen.
   ▪ glare to look at someone in an angry way: She glared at me as I got up to leave.
   ▪ stare to look at someone or something for a long time without moving your eyes: It’s rude to stare. | She stared straight into the camera.
   ▪ gaze to look at someone or something for a long time, often without realizing that you are doing it: She gazed out of the window. | He lay on his bed gazing at the ceiling.
   ▪ gape to look at someone or something for a long time, usually with your mouth open, because you are very shocked or surprised: People gaped at him with wide-open mouths.
   ▪ regard formal to look at someone or something, especially in a particular way: He regarded her steadily.