perv
perv — noun
- pervsingular
- pervsplural
1. an offensive person who shows sexual interest in a creepy, unwanted way, especia
an offensive person who shows sexual interest in a creepy, unwanted way, especially by staring, following, or making gross comments.
The girls at the bus stop warned each other about the perv on the bench.
public-place warning about a sexual creep
Security removed a perv who kept filming dancers through the club window.
Mina called the subway police after a perv followed her between carriages.
The neighbors reported the perv for peeping into apartments from the fire escape.
Eli shoved the cafe door shut when a perv started making dirty comments outside.
文法句型
call someone a perv
a perv who + verb
用法筆記
A strong insulting label in casual speech. It is usually used for openly sexual behavior that feels threatening or disgusting, not just for someone who is socially awkward or flirting badly.
常見錯誤
perv — verb
- pervpresent simple I / you / we / they
- pervs3rd person singular
- perving-ing form
- pervedpast simple
1. to stare at someone or act toward them with creepy sexual interest, making them
to stare at someone or act toward them with creepy sexual interest, making them feel watched or uncomfortable.
Two boys were perving on swimmers from the hotel balcony until staff intervened.
be perving on + person
The men at the arcade kept perving on Mei as she changed shoes.
Nora told the drunk customer to stop perving on the waitress and leave.
Campus guards fined a man for perving on students through the gym window at night.
Friends caught Rachid perving on the singer near the stage door.
文法句型
be perving on + person
stop perving on + person
用法筆記
Usually appears with on plus the person receiving the unwanted attention, and it often turns up in continuous forms such as was perving on. It suggests staring or sexually loaded behavior, not mutual flirting.