"poke about" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 四處翻找
• 東張西望

Definition

以隨意或好奇的方式四處尋找，尤其是在找一些不容易看到的東西時。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語化，表達隨便找找或因好奇四處翻翻，常與地點連用，並非嚴格尋找。

Examples

I saw him poke about in the garden.

我看到他在花園裡**四處翻找**。

Please don’t poke about in my drawers.

請不要在我的抽屜裡**翻找**。

The children love to poke about in the attic.

小孩子們喜歡在閣樓裡**四處翻找**。

I just wanted to poke about and see what was in the box.

我只是想**四處看看**盒子裡有什麼。

She spent the afternoon poking about in old bookstores.

她整個下午都在舊書店裡**四處翻找**。

If you poke about long enough, you’re bound to find something interesting.

如果你**四處翻找**得夠久，一定會發現有趣的東西。