不合時宜的（形容詞）

(adjective) Happening at a particularly inappropriate time in a way that causes great problems or sadness.

EXAMPLE: The untimely death of the talented young man in a car accident dashed his father's plans to give his only child control of the family's business.

這個在車禍中喪生的能干年輕人死得不是時候，毀掉了他父親把家族生意控制權(quán)交給他的計劃。

to poke around

調(diào)查（非正式）

(INFORMAL) To make an investigation, often by asking questions or looking for something.

EXAMPLE: I'm not happy where I work now, so I want to poke around and see if there are any jobs available at other companies.

我對目前工作的地方不滿意，所以我想調(diào)查一下，看看其他公司有沒有合適的職位。