汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 探头探脑
探头探脑 (探頭探腦)
to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
探 Head or upper body extended forward / He stretched his head and looked left and right / Describe a sneaky visit
不断伸头张望。形容小心窥探的样子。
tàn () tóu/tou () nǎo
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他从不探头探脑,问东问西,也从来不会把有钱寡妇们列成名单。

He never poked around, never asked questions, never made a list of wealthy widows.

一天她帮我杀死了一只老在我家探头探脑的大老鼠。

One day she helped me kill a huge rat that was hanging around our house.

不过在未来短时间内,还是有足够的嫩芽一般探头探脑的潜力因素,让人保持对经济反弹的希望。

But in the immediate future, there are enough green shoots to sustain some hopes of a rebound.