snoop

大学 FREQ #11870

vi. 调查, 窥探 n. 窥视行为, 爱管闲事的人, 私家侦探

发音

其它 /snuːp/

词形变化

snoops 复数 snoops snooped snooping snoops 三单 snooping 现在分词 snooped 过去式 snooped 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

私家侦探，到处窥视；爱管闲事的人

动词

调查，窥探

动词

窥察，窥探

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of snooping.

  2. 2.

    One who snoops.

    Be careful what you say around Gene because he's the bosses' snoop.

  3. 3.

    A private detective.

    She hired a snoop to find out if her husband was having an affair.

v.
  1. 1.

    To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.

  2. 2.

    To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.

    If I had not snooped on her, I wouldn't have found out that she lied about her degree.

  3. 3.

    To steal.

    英国 过时 俚语

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

snooper

上位词 1

spy

下位词 1

eavesdropper
动词

同义词 3

spy stag sleuth

上位词 2

monitor supervise

相关短语

snoop around

词源

From Dutch snoepen (“to pry, eat in secret, sneak”). Related to Dutch and Low German snappen (“to bite, seize”), Dutch snavel (“beak, bill, pecker, neb”), German Schnabel (“beak, bill, mouth”). More at snap.

来源：wiktionary