snooping
/snuːp/ (bre, ipa) · [snˈupɪŋ] /snuːp/ (ame, ipa) · [snˈupɪŋ] /ˈsnüp How to pronounce snoop (audio)/ (ame, mw)
snooping — 動詞
- snoopingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- snoopings3rd person singular
- snoopinging-ing form
- snoopingedpast simple
1. the present participle form used when someone quietly searches a place or anothe
偷翻；翻查
暗中搜看某處或別人的東西
the present participle form used when someone quietly searches a place or another person's things without permission to uncover something hidden
Christopher was caught snooping around the principal's office after the bell rang.
Christopher 被抓到鐘響後還在校長辦公室外偷偷翻查。
be caught snooping around + [place]
Gabriela spent the afternoon snooping through the guest-room drawers for the spare key.
Gabriela 花了一個下午偷翻客房抽屜，想找備用鑰匙。
snooping through + [container]
Hao admitted to snooping in the warehouse when the missing tablets were discovered.
失蹤的平板被發現後，Hao 承認自己曾進倉庫翻查。
Padma heard someone snooping behind the reception desk while the manager took lunch.
Padma 聽見有人趁經理吃午餐時，在接待櫃台後面偷偷翻找。
Bilal got into trouble for snooping around the film set during rehearsal.
Bilal 因為在彩排時到片場四處窺查而惹上麻煩。
- prying
stronger and more judgmental, especially when privacy is involved
- poking around
lighter and more casual than snooping
- rummaging
emphasises searching through physical objects rather than private lives
文法句型
be snooping around [place]
be snooping through [container]
be snooping in [room/file]
用法筆記
This sense focuses on quietly looking through a place or physical objects. It usually needs a place phrase such as 'around the office' or 'through her bag'.
常見錯誤
2. the present participle form used when someone pushes into another person's priva
偷查隱私
刺探別人的私事或個人資訊
the present participle form used when someone pushes into another person's private messages, relationships, or personal affairs that do not concern them
Ezra felt angry after catching his cousin snooping on his private voice notes.
Ezra 抓到表親在偷看他的私人語音訊息後，氣得不得了。
snooping on + [person/device]
Putri accused the blogger of snooping into her divorce after the article appeared.
文章刊出後，Putri 指控那名部落客在偷查她的離婚私事。
snooping into + [private matter]
Chidi warned the interns to stop snooping into staff salaries during lunch breaks.
Chidi 警告實習生別再趁午休偷查員工薪水。
Heloísa suspected the phone app was snooping on her late-night searches.
Heloísa 懷疑那個手機程式在偷查她深夜搜尋的內容。
Jason hated his aunt snooping into why he had missed class again.
Jason 很討厭姑媽老是打探他為什麼又翹課。
- respecting privacy
keeping out of another person's personal business
文法句型
be snooping on [person/device]
be snooping into [private matter]
stop snooping into [topic]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the target is another person's privacy, not a room or a set of objects. 'On' often introduces the person or device, while 'into' introduces the personal topic.
常見錯誤
snooping — 名詞
1. a rare, old-fashioned word for a person who keeps poking into other people's sec
窺探者
老式用法，指愛刺探私事的人
a rare, old-fashioned word for a person who keeps poking into other people's secrets or private business
The old novel paints the housekeeper as a snooping who listens at keyholes.
那本老小說把那位女管家寫成一個會貼在鎖孔邊偷聽的窺探者。
a snooping who + clause
An angry judge called the tabloid reporter a snooping during the hearing.
一位憤怒的法官在庭上把那名小報記者叫作窺探者。
call someone a snooping
Her grandfather still uses snooping for any neighbour who asks rude questions.
她祖父到現在還會用 snooping 來指那種愛問失禮問題的鄰居。
The memoir mentions one village snooping who knew everyone's business before breakfast.
那本回憶錄提到村裡有個窺探者，早餐前就知道所有人的閒事。
文法句型
a snooping who + clause
call someone a snooping
use snooping for + person
用法筆記
Rare and old-fashioned. Modern speakers usually prefer 'snoop' or 'snooper'; this form is more likely to appear in older writing or playful criticism.