nose around (something)

(also nose about (something) British EnglishBrE) phrasal verbphr v informal to look around a place in order to try to find something, when there is no one else there 〔当某处无其他人时〕探查，打探，搜寻(某事物)

What were you doing nosing around in my office?

你独自在我的办公室里探头探脑干什么？

Examples from the Corpus

nose around • Archie was bound to nose around in it, but wouldn't interfere with the contents.• Several reporters have been nosing around on the subject.

→ nose around (something) at nose2(1)

单词	nose around (something)
释义	nose around (something) nose around (something) (also nose about (something) British EnglishBrE) phrasal verbphr v informal to look around a place in order to try to find something, when there is no one else there 〔当某处无其他人时〕探查，打探，搜寻(某事物) What were you doing nosing around in my office? 你独自在我的办公室里探头探脑干什么？ Examples from the Corpus nose around • Archie was bound to nose around in it, but wouldn't interfere with the contents.• Several reporters have been nosing around on the subject. → nose around (something) at nose2(1)
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