"sniff around" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 四处打听
• 四处嗅探

Definition

寻找信息或秘密地调查某事，常带有好奇心。也可以指像狗那样四处嗅闻。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式表达，常带有怀疑或不受欢迎的好奇心。常用于形容别人插手他人私事，也用于动物真实的嗅探。正式场合避免使用。

Examples

The dog likes to sniff around the garden.

狗喜欢在花园里**嗅探**。

Please don't sniff around my room.

请不要在我的房间**四处打听**。

Some reporters sniff around for gossip.

有些记者喜欢**四处打听**八卦。

My neighbor keeps sniffing around our house. I wonder what she's looking for.

我的邻居总是在我们家**四处打听**，不知道她找什么。

He started sniffing around after he suspected something was wrong.

他怀疑有什么不对劲，于是开始**四处调查**。

If they sniff around much longer, they'll find out our secret.

如果他们再**四处打听**下去，就会发现我们的秘密。