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单词 nose around or about
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Police officers were nosing around for clues.Accountants were nosing around the offices, conducting an efficiency study.
Synonyms
search
Armed troops searched the hospital yesterday.
examine
He examined her passport and stamped it.
investigate
Gas officials are investigating the cause of the explosion.
explore
The film explores the relationship between artist and instrument.
inspect
Each hotel is inspected once a year.
work over
fossick (Australian, New Zealand)
If you fossick around in some specialist music stores, you may be lucky enough to find a copy.
See nose

Additional synonyms

in the sense of examine
Definition
to inspect carefully or in detail
He examined her passport and stamped it.
Synonyms
inspect,
test,
consider,
study,
check,
research,
review,
survey,
investigate,
explore,
probe,
analyse,
scan,
vet,
check out,
ponder,
look over,
look at,
sift through,
work over,
pore over,
appraise,
scrutinize,
peruse,
take stock of,
assay,
recce (slang),
look at carefully,
go over or through
in the sense of explore
Definition
to examine or investigate, esp. systematically
The film explores the relationship between artist and instrument.
Synonyms
investigate,
consider,
research,
survey,
search,
prospect,
examine,
probe,
analyse,
look into,
inspect,
work over,
scrutinize,
inquire into
in the sense of fossick
Definition
to search for, through, or in something; to forage
If you fossick around in some specialist music stores, you may be lucky enough to find a copy.
Synonyms
search,
hunt,
explore,
ferret,
check,
forage,
rummage

Nearby words of
nose around or about

  • north
  • North Star
  • nose
  • nose around or about
  • nose dive
  • nose something out
  • nosegay

Synonyms of 'nose around or about'

nose around or about

Additional synonyms

in the sense of inspect
Definition
to examine officially
Each hotel is inspected once a year.
Synonyms
check,
examine,
investigate,
study,
look at,
research,
search,
survey,
assess,
probe,
audit,
vet,
oversee,
supervise,
check out (informal),
look over,
work over,
superintend,
give (something or someone) the once-over (informal),
go over or through
in the sense of investigate
Definition
to inquire into (a situation or problem) thoroughly in order to discover the truth
Gas officials are investigating the cause of the explosion.
Synonyms
examine,
study,
research,
consider,
go into,
explore,
search for,
analyse,
look into,
inspect,
look over,
sift,
probe into,
work over,
scrutinize,
inquire into,
make inquiries about,
enquire into
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