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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。