| 词组 | poke around |
| 释义 | poke around 1. poke around • poke around sth informal to look around a place in order to see exactly what is there or to find something you want, especially by picking things up and moving them: ▪ I was poking around in the attic looking for an old photograph album. ▪ I don't want any old antique dealer poking about among my aunt's things. ▪ Andrew used to poke around the Internet to see what was new online. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑nose around/about informal 2. poke around usually progressive to try to find out information about other people's private lives, business etc, in a way that annoys them: ▪ She's one of those people who are always poking around asking questions about other people's private lives. ▪ I don't like it when journalists start poking around, digging up my past. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pry |
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