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snoop是什么意思

snoop

英 [snuːp] 美 [snuːp]
  • vi. 调查,窥探
  • n. 私家侦探,到处窥视;爱管闲事的人
  • vt. 窥察,窥探

snoop 中文词源


snoop 打探,探听

来自辅音丛 sn-,鼻子,闻,嗅,发鼻音,比较 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.引申比喻义打探, 打听。

snoop 英文词源


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.

snoop 双语例句


1. Governments have been known to snoop on innocent citizens.
有些政府窥探无辜公民的生活——这一事实已经众所周知。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Don't snoop into my affairs!
别刺探我的事情!

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The second house that Grossman had a snoop around contained "strong simple furniture".
格罗斯曼打探过的第二座房子有着“结实而简单的家具”.

来自柯林斯例句

4. I've just had a snoop round.
我刚才侦察了一番.

来自辞典例句

5. Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's files.
即若能,也不要到处窥视别人的档案.

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