(使)謹慎緩慢地前進(move forward carefully)[I+prep，T+n+prep]：He saw a break in the traffic and～d into it. 他見到車流中出現(xiàn)一個空隙便擠了進去。The car～d into the garage.汽車小心地駛進了車庫。The ship～d through the ice. 船在浮冰中小心翼翼地穿行。The little boat～d carefully between the rocks. 小船在礁石間小心翼翼地穿行。A tugboat～d the ship into the dock. 拖船將船緩慢地拖入碼頭。He～d his way through the crowd. 他緩慢地在人群中穿行。The plane～d its way into the whirling mass of clouds. 飛機鉆進翻滾的云層。
nose about/around;nose into(sth)(infml) 探聽;搜尋：Some strangers are～ing about the garden and asking questions. 一些陌生人在花園里東查西看，問這問那。She's always～ing into other people's business. 她總是探聽別人的事情。
nose sth out(infml) 1)嗅出(到)：The dog～d out the scent. 狗嗅出了氣味。2)搜尋到：If there is anything wrong，I'll～it out. 如有什么不對勁，我會覺察出來。