过去，你可以试着通过你或者前情人的朋友、电话，或者顺便拜访住处，探听前情人的消息，不过通常得不到太多有用信息。

You could try and pry information from his or her friends, telephone, or drop by their place, but it was usually unlikely you would turn up much useful information.

突然之间，当风险资本家前来拜访一家初创企业时，也会顺便拜访一下Profitably。

All of a sudden, when venture capitalists came to visit a startup down the hall, they came to visit profitably too.

我到首都去的时候顺便拜访了他。

I dropped in on him during my visit to the capital.

昨天下午在回家的路上，他顺便拜访了他老师的家。

He called at his teacher on his way home yesterday afternoon.

难道不能路过的时候顺便拜访一下朋友吗？

A guy just can't come by and visit his friend?

他们经过镇子的时候顺便拜访过我们。

They dropped in on us as they were passing through town.

我决定在回家的路上顺便拜访保罗。

I decided to look in on Paul on my way home.

我顺便拜访他们的时候，他们都在家里。

They were at home when I stopped by.

路上我顺便拜访了一下乔治。

I dropped in on Gorge on my way.