不合时宜的（形容词）

(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.

这个在车祸中丧生的能干年轻人死得不是时候，毁掉了他父亲把家族生意控制权交给他的计划。

to poke around

调查（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.

我对目前工作的地方不满意，所以我想调查一下，看看其他公司有没有合适的职位。