poke around/about

poke around/about
vi.
<英> (in place, cupboard) 寻找；翻找
(in engine) 查看
(in sb's mouth) 检查
- He poked about in the undergrowth. 他在灌木丛里东寻西找。
- He poked around the top of his cupboard for the bottle of whisky. 他在碗柜顶乱翻一气, 想找那瓶威士忌。
- We opened up the car bonnet and he started poking around in my engine. 我们打开了我车子的引擎盖, 他开始四下查看发动机。
- When dentists poke about in your mouth they check for signs of oral cancer. 牙医对口腔各处进行检查, 以确认是否有患口腔癌的迹象。
vt. fus.
(around a place) to poke around/about sth在…闲逛；在…瞎转悠
- The children poked about the ruins. 孩子们在废墟一带闲荡。
- Tourists would arrive each Saturday to poke around the filming location. 每个周六都会有游客到电影拍摄基地转悠。

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