peckish

peckish — adjective

1. a little hungry and wanting something small to eat

1.形容詞B2
釋義

a little hungry and wanting something small to eat

例句

By noon, Mia was peckish and bought a cheese roll at the station.

be peckish before buying a snack

After swimming for an hour, the boys felt peckish and shared bananas.

feel peckish after activity

同義詞
  • hungry

    broader and much more common; it can describe mild or strong need for food

  • snacky

    very informal and often suggests wanting a small tasty thing, not always real hunger

反義詞
  • full

    having eaten enough and not wanting more food

  • satisfied

    not needing food because your hunger has been met

文法句型

feel peckish

get peckish

be peckish

用法筆記

Usually follows a linking verb such as be, feel, get, or grow, rather than coming before a noun. Common in informal British English for mild hunger, often when a snack would be enough.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a peckish sandwich at three.
✅I felt peckish at three, so I ate a sandwich.
💡peckish describes a person's feeling, not the food.
❌After missing breakfast, I was only peckish by three o'clock.
✅After missing breakfast, I was really hungry by three o'clock.
💡peckish suggests mild hunger, not strong hunger.