/snu:p; snup/ v (infml usu derog 口, 通常作贬义)
1 [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (about/around sth); ~ (about/around) search or investigate (eg to find mistakes, signs that people are breaking rules, etc) in a persistent and secretive way 持续而秘密地寻找或调查（如找出错误、违章现象等）
*snooping around at night 夜晚四处窥探
* snooping about the school entrance looking for late-comers 在学校入口处窥视迟到的人.
2 [Ipr] ~ into sth try to find out things that do not concern oneself; pry into 打听闲事.

v [I]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Dutch;Origin: snoepen 'to buy or eat secretly']
to try to find out about someone's private affairs by secretly looking in their house, examining their possessions etc
snoop around/about
　I caught him snooping around in my office.
snoop on
　reporters snooping on celebrities
>snoopn [singular]
>snoopern[C]