探过身子 meaning in English

lean forward

Her mom leaned forward / over to hear what mary was saying
她妈妈向前探过身子去听玛莉在说什么
Women kept entering in quick procession , and each , in passing , craned upward so as to overtop the saucers raised on the counter and kissed laure on the mouth with tender familiarity , while the monstrous creature tried , with tears in her eyes , to divide her attentions among them in such a way as to make no one jealous
女客们鱼贯而入，她们踮起脚尖，从柜台上的茶托上面探过身子，亲切而温存地吻一下洛尔的嘴巴。而洛尔这个怪物，眼睛里湿润润的，对待每个人都很热情，尽量不让有人产生嫉妒心。