Gumshoeing is the doing: going around like a detective, trying to find things out. You follow people, ask quiet questions, look at papers, wait and watch.

Gumshoeinggumshoeing is是 the doing做的這件事本身: going around like a detective像偵探一樣到處走動, trying to find things out想辦法把事情查出來. You follow people你跟蹤別人, ask quiet questions悄悄問問題, look at papers翻看文件, wait and watch守著、觀察.

It comes from gumshoe, the slang word for a detective.

It comes from它源自 gumshoegumshoe這個字, the slang word for a detective是偵探的俚語說法.

It is informal, a little old-fashioned and a little funny — the kind of word a newspaper might use with a wink, not the word a lawyer would put in a report.

It is它 informal, a little old-fashioned and a little funny很口語，帶點過時又有點好玩的味道 — the kind of word a newspaper might use with a wink是報紙會眨著眼用的那種字, not the word a lawyer would put in a report而不是律師會寫進報告裡的用詞.

People gumshoe when they are investigating something themselves, often in a slightly sneaky way, and not always as a real job. A missing cat, a cheating partner, a rumour at work: all of that can be gumshoeing.

People gumshoe人們會gumshoe when they are investigating something themselves當他們自己在查一件事的時候, often in a slightly sneaky way通常方式有點鬼祟, and not always as a real job而且不一定是正式的工作. A missing cat一隻走失的貓, a cheating partner一個劈腿的伴侶, a rumour at work公司裡的一個八卦: all of that can be gumshoeing這些都可以叫做gumshoeing.

It names the looking and asking, not the person.

It names the looking and asking它指的是那個查探、打聽的動作, not the person而不是指那個人.