"sniff around" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 四處打聽
• 四處嗅探

Definition

尋找資訊或偷偷調查某事，常帶有好奇心。也可以指像狗那樣四處嗅聞。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式表達，常帶有懷疑心態或不受歡迎的好奇。多用來形容插手他人私事，也可指動物真實嗅聞。正式場合避免用。

Examples

The dog likes to sniff around the garden.

狗喜歡在花園裡**嗅探**。

Please don't sniff around my room.

請不要在我的房間**四處打聽**。

Some reporters sniff around for gossip.

有些記者喜歡**四處打聽**八卦。

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

我的鄰居總是在我們家**四處打聽**，不知道她在找什麼。

He started sniffing around after he suspected something was wrong.

他懷疑有什麼不對勁，就開始**四處打聽**。

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

如果他們再**四處打聽**下去，就會發現我們的祕密。