peer
noun
verb
pɪə
noun
1
your
peers
are
the
people
who
are
the
same
age
as
you,
or
who
have
the
same
type
of
job,
social
class
etc
[正式] 同龄人; 社会地位相同的人
usually plural 一般用复数 | formal
American
children
did
less
well
in
math
than
their
peers
in
Japan.
美国儿童的数学成绩比不上日本的同龄儿童。
Staff
members
are
trained
by
their
peers.
员工接受同事的培训。
2
a
member
of
the
British
NOBILITY
〔英国的〕贵族;
verb
3
to
look
very
carefully
at
something,
especially
because
you
are
having
difficulty
seeing
it
〔尤指因看起来费劲而〕盯看,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.
菲利帕凝视着暗处。