snoop
/snuːp/ (bre, ipa) · /snuːp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsnüp/ (ame, mw)
snoop — 動詞
- snooppresent simple I / you / we / they
- snoopshe / she / it
- snoopedpast simple
- snooping-ing form
1. to move quietly through a place where you are not welcome, hoping to spot or lea
窺探；偷查
偷偷搜查某地以發現秘密
to move quietly through a place where you are not welcome, hoping to spot or learn something you are not meant to know
Christopher caught the new intern snooping around his desk after hours.
Christopher 抓到新來的實習生下班後在他桌子周圍東翻西找。
snoop around + [place] for secret searching
The cat burglar snooped through every drawer in the dark bedroom.
那名竊賊在漆黑的臥室裡翻遍了每一個抽屜。
snoop through + [container]
Reporters snooped near the actor's villa, hoping for a photo of the wedding.
記者在那位演員的別墅附近偷偷探查，希望拍到婚禮的照片。
Élise hated the way her neighbours snooped over the garden fence.
Élise 很討厭鄰居老是越過花園圍籬偷偷窺探。
Someone had clearly been snooping in the office files during the weekend.
顯然週末有人偷偷翻查過辦公室的檔案。
- pry
stronger sense of forcing into something hidden
- nose around
informal, lighter and more playful than snoop
- poke around
casual searching, less clearly forbidden
文法句型
snoop around [place]
snoop in/through [container]
用法筆記
Almost always intransitive and paired with a place word ('around', 'in', 'through'). Carries a disapproving tone — the searcher has no right to be there.
常見錯誤
2. to dig into the personal matters of others, such as their messages or relationsh
打探隱私
刺探他人不該過問的私事
to dig into the personal matters of others, such as their messages or relationships, when those things are none of your business
Rania felt sick when she learned her boss had been snooping on her texts.
Rania 得知老闆一直偷看她的簡訊時，感到很反感。
snoop on + [person]
Indra accused the gossip columnist of snooping into his family's money troubles.
Indra 指控那位八卦專欄作家刺探他家裡的財務問題。
snoop into + [private affairs]
Stop snooping on your sister and let her keep her diary private.
別再偷看你妹妹了，讓她的日記保有隱私。
The landlord was caught snooping into which tenants paid their rent late.
那名房東被抓到偷查哪些房客遲繳了房租。
Sofia worried that the app was quietly snooping on everyone's browsing habits.
Sofia 擔心那個應用程式正悄悄打探每個人的瀏覽習慣。
- respect someone's privacy
the opposite behaviour
文法句型
snoop on [someone]
snoop into [someone's affairs]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the focus is the private life of a specific person, not searching a physical place. Typically takes 'on someone' or 'into something'.
常見錯誤
snoop — 名詞
- snoopsingular
- snoopsplural
1. an occasion when you quietly look through a place or someone's things to learn w
窺探；探查
偷偷查看某處的舉動
an occasion when you quietly look through a place or someone's things to learn what you are not supposed to know
Zuri had a quick snoop around the empty flat before the agent arrived.
Zuri 趁仲介還沒到，在空蕩的公寓裡快速探查了一番。
have a snoop around + [place]
While the host fetched drinks, Tara took a cheeky snoop through the photo albums.
趁主人去拿飲料，Tara 偷偷翻看了一下相簿。
A quick snoop in the fridge told Paul exactly what his flatmates had eaten.
往冰箱裡快速一探，Paul 就清楚室友們吃了什麼。
The children begged for a snoop inside the locked attic room.
孩子們吵著要進上鎖的閣樓房間裡探查一番。
文法句型
have a snoop (around)
用法筆記
Usually appears as 'have/take a snoop', most often in British English. Refers to the action itself, not the person doing it (contrast sense noun/2).
2. a person who keeps trying to learn the secrets and private business of other peo
愛窺探者
老愛刺探他人隱私的人
a person who keeps trying to learn the secrets and private business of other people
Yael called her younger brother a little snoop after he read her letters.
Yael 的弟弟偷看她的信後，被她罵是個小探子。
call someone a snoop
Everyone on the street knew the corner shopkeeper was a terrible snoop.
整條街的人都知道轉角那家店的老闆是個很愛打探的人。
Yuki kept her diary hidden because her roommate was such a snoop.
Yuki 把日記藏起來，因為她室友太愛偷窺別人的事。
The office snoop always seemed to know who had been crying in the break room.
辦公室那個愛打探的人，似乎總是知道誰在休息室哭過。
- busybody
someone who interferes, slightly broader than just prying
- snooper
near-identical, slightly more formal
- nosy parker
British informal for a prying person
文法句型
be a snoop
用法筆記
Refers to the person, not the act (contrast noun/1). Often softened with 'little' or sharpened with 'terrible' to signal mild or strong annoyance.