| 释义 |
Nose around
| v. i. | 1. | to look around or search, especially where one has no authority to do so; to pry; to be nosy. Same as nose{2}, v. i. |
nose around
nose aroundTo make observations or look through things, often subtly or stealthily, in an attempt to discover something. The phrase sometimes but not always implies that someone is prying into something that is not their business. Quit nosing around in my room! Mom, he's looking through my drawers again! I nosed around in the old file cabinets, but I wasn't able to find any of the documents we're looking for.See also: around, nosenose around (something)to pry into something; to snoop around something. I caught her nosing around my desk. Wally is always nosing around.See also: around, nose |