peephole

英 [ˈpiːphəʊl]

美 [ˈpiːphoʊl]

n.  (墙或门上等的)窥视孔，瞭望孔

复数：peepholes　

化学

BNC.37809 / COCA.21913

牛津词典

noun

• （墙或门上等的）窥视孔，瞭望孔
  a small opening in a wall, door, etc. that you can look through

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （门或墙上的）窥视孔，猫眼儿
  Apeepholeis small hole in a door or wall through which you can look secretly at what is happening on the other side.
  1. The guards checked at the peephole before entering.
     卫兵进入前透过门镜检查了一下。

英英释义

noun

• a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep
  Synonym:spyholeeyehole

双语例句

• The guards checked at the peephole before entering.
  卫兵进入前透过门镜检查了一下。
• I walked to the door, pushed in the lock, threw the deadbolt closed and peeked out the peephole.
  我走到门后，推上门锁，插紧门栓，又眯着眼睛从窥孔向外看。
• I melted a peephole on the glass with my palms. I saw that this time the snow had not fooled me.
  我用手掌在窗玻璃上化开一个小洞向外看去，知道这次的雪并没有辜负我的期盼。
• Look through the peephole to see who it is berore you open thedoor.
  开门之前，要从门上的透视眼看看来者是谁。
• Use the peephole to check I.D.
  用猫眼来检查人的身份。
• There are some people who, contented with a single skill or a peephole view, never make any progress.
  有一种人，抱着一技之长和一孔之见，再也没有进步。
• Through the peephole I said to him: "my key broke off in the lock."
  对着门上的窥孔，我对他说：“我的钥匙断在锁里了。”
• Woman: You're no Brown Bird, I can see you through my peephole.
  你不是棕鸟队员，我可以从窥视孔看到你。
• Midway up the door was fixed a plate of metal: Simon could not tell if it was a latch or a peephole cover.
  这门的中间，固定着一个金属板：Simon不知道它是个插销，还是窥视孔的盖子。
• I found the a peephole in the wall.
  我在墙上找到了一个猫眼。