nose around

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To snoop around; to discreetly or covertly search or examine a place or situation. idiomatic,informal
    — The state had no business nosing around in people's sexual lives.
  2. To browse; to look at, especially to satisfy one's curiosity. idiomatic,informal
    — As you may now realise, it has become my habit to get a feel of a racecourse by nosing around the local churches.
  3. Of an animal, to explore using the nose. informal
    — The tiger nosed around in the weeds for a while, but soon returned to its original hiding place, presumably to mull over what it had learned.

词形变化

noses around present,singular,third-person nosing around participle,present nosed around participle,past nosed around past
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