| 单词 | snooping |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈsnooping ˈsnooping n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > snooping, prying snoop1908 snooping1924 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [adjective] > prying tooting?c1225 snooping1924 1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey ii. ii Did this terribly interesting-looking girl know about the snooping? 1936 J. Steinbeck In Dubious Battle vii. 109 The health authorities are going to do plenty of snooping. If they can catch us off base, they'll bounce us. 1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) xvii. 288 He was just a snooping tourist. 1952 Manch. Guardian Weekly 14 Feb. 13 Whose job it is to engage in political snooping. 1965 D. Francis Odds Against iv. 49 All very normal... It was my snooping which seemed unreal. 1974 ‘M. Innes’ Appleby's Other Story xi. 87 ‘If you want my help—’ ‘A snooping copper's help?’ 1977 Rolling Stone 13 Jan. 30/2 She collected the results of her snooping in a manila folder. < as lemmas |
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