snoop

• vi. 調査、詮索
• n. 私立探偵、詮索好きな人。
• vt. スパイする、詮索する

子音クラスターsn-,nose,sniff,smell,nasal,比較 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuffから。

snoop (v.)

1832, "to go around in a prying manner," American English, probably from Dutch snoepen "to pry," also "eat in secret, eat sweets, sneak," probably related to snappen "to bite, snatch" (see snap (v.)). Specific meaning "to pry into other people's business" is attested from 1921. Related: Snooped; snooping.

snoop (n.)

1891, "act of snooping," from snoop (v.). Meaning "one who snoops" is from 1929; meaning "detective" is from 1942. snooper "one who pries or peeps" is from 1889.

1. Governments have been known to snoop on innocent citizens.

罪のない国民の生活を覗き込む政府があることはよく知られている。

2.Don 't snoop into my affairs！

私のことを探るな！

3.The second house that Grossman had a snoop around contained "strong simple furniture ".

グロスマンが探した2軒目の家には「丈夫でシンプルな家具」がある。

4.I 've just had a snoop round.

さっき偵察しました.

5.Thou shalt not snoop around in other people 's files.

できれば、他人のファイルをあちこち覗いてはいけない。