词组 | sniff round |
释义 | sniff round 1. sniff around • sniff around sth usually progressive informal to try to find out information about someone or something, especially information that they want to hide: ▪ It won't be long before the tax office starts sniffing around. ▪ Of course she'll keep quiet. She won't want the police sniffing around her place. 2. sniff around sb • sniff around usually progressive BrE informal to show an eager interest in sb or sth when this is not wanted: ▪ Rich families didn't want people like him sniffing around their daughters. ▪ What is Psion doing sniffing around Amstrad? |
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