snoop
英 [snu?p]
美
- vi. 調(diào)查，窺探
- n. 私家偵探，到處窺視；愛(ài)管閑事的人
- vt. 窺察，窺探
暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?snoops;第三人稱單數(shù):?snoops;過(guò)去式:?snooped;過(guò)去分詞:?snooped;現(xiàn)在分詞:?snooping;名詞:?snooper;
中文詞源
snoop 打探，探聽
來(lái)自輔音叢 sn-,鼻子，聞，嗅，發(fā)鼻音，比較 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.引申比喻義打探， 打聽。
英文詞源
- snoop (v.)
- 1832, "to go around in a prying manner," American English, probably from Dutch snoepen "to pry," also "eat in secret, eat sweets, sneak," probably related to snappen "to bite, snatch" (see snap (v.)). Specific meaning "to pry into other people's business" is attested from 1921. Related: Snooped; snooping.
- snoop (n.)
- 1891, "act of snooping," from snoop (v.). Meaning "one who snoops" is from 1929; meaning "detective" is from 1942. snooper "one who pries or peeps" is from 1889.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Governments have been known to snoop on innocent citizens.
- 有些政府窺探無(wú)辜公民的生活——這一事實(shí)已經(jīng)眾所周知。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Don't snoop into my affairs!
- 別刺探我的事情!
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. The second house that Grossman had a snoop around contained "strong simple furniture".
- 格羅斯曼打探過(guò)的第二座房子有著“結(jié)實(shí)而簡(jiǎn)單的家具”.
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. I've just had a snoop round.
- 我剛才偵察了一番.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's files.
- 即若能,也不要到處窺視別人的檔案.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)