keannu
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- Dec 27, 2010
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Korean
- Home Country
- South Korea
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- South Korea
1. What does "wild" here mean? "exciting" or "enthusiastic"?
2. What does "peck at" mean? "peck" is an action done by a beak of a bird, but can it also be used for other objects like fingers?
pr38
ex)Anna held the blue antique jar up to the light and hoped the treasure it held was beyond her wildest dreams. Her grandmother had left the strange jar to Anna in her will, hinting that wealth lay inside. Fascinated, she pecked at the jar's was seal with her index finger, but the was would not move at all...
2. What does "peck at" mean? "peck" is an action done by a beak of a bird, but can it also be used for other objects like fingers?
pr38
ex)Anna held the blue antique jar up to the light and hoped the treasure it held was beyond her wildest dreams. Her grandmother had left the strange jar to Anna in her will, hinting that wealth lay inside. Fascinated, she pecked at the jar's was seal with her index finger, but the was would not move at all...
