Meaning of 覗 in Japanese
Words related to 覗
- (v5k, vt) to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.)
- to look down into (a ravine, etc.)
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to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)
私はメアリーが店のウインドーをのぞいているのを見ました。
I saw Mary looking into a show window. -
to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at
その箱をのぞいてはいけない。
Don't look into the box. -
to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)
彼は顕微鏡をのぞいていた。
He was looking through a microscope. - (v5k, vi) to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)
- to face →Related words: 臨む
- (n) peeping tom
- (exp) Have a narrow view of things
- (n) peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
Sentences containing 覗
I quietly take out my camera, so as not to be noticed by my photographic subject, and peek through the finder.
She would have liked to peep in, but could not do such a thing.
When she looked, he shut the door and locked her into the totally dark closet.