sniff
sniff
英[snɪf]美[snɪf]
vt.鄙视地说，嗅，深深吸入，发现，忿忿不平地说；
vi.鄙视，嗅，闻，呼哧地吸气，寻找，好奇地查看；
n.吸气，擤鼻声，一股气味；
复数：sniffs;
第三人称单数：sniffs;
过去式：sniffed;
过去分词：sniffed;
现在分词：sniffing;
例句
a silence punctuated only by the occasional sniff from the children只有偶尔被孩子们吸鼻子的声音打破的寂静
Have a sniff of this medicine—it smells revolting,doesn’t it?闻一下这种药——它有一种令人作呕的味道,对吗?
A police dog, trained to sniff out explosives, found evidence of a bomb in the apartment.一只训练有素、专门嗅找**的警犬在公寓里发现了炸弹的痕迹。
...journalists who are trained to sniff out sensation or scandal.训练有素、能够敏锐地嗅出爆炸性新闻或丑闻的记者
You want to sniff out these tough areas immediately when you're constructing.当你在搞创作的时候也想立刻就发现那些难做的地方.
The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding - place.**使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点.
It's his job to sniff out abuses of power.他的职责就是查究滥用权力的行为.
But really, what harm could it possibly do to pop down there and just sniff around?不过说真的，马上赶到那里去打探一下情况会有什么坏处呢？
Have a sniff of this medicine — It'smells revolting, doesn't it?闻一下这种药——它有一种令人作呕的味道, 对 吗 ?
Take a sniff at everything and distinguish the good from the bad.对任何东西都要用鼻子嗅一嗅,鉴别其好坏.
同义词
vt.
sniff的同义词之：嗅,闻
smellinhalescentsniff的同义词之：其他释义
scentsmellbreatheinhalenose词组
have a (good) sniff around
仔细检查柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
(忍住不哭或表示不赞成时)抽鼻子
When you sniff, you breathe in air through your nose hard enough to make a sound, for example when you are trying not to cry, or in order to show disapproval.
例句
She wiped her face and sniffed loudly...她抹了一把脸，很响地抽着鼻子。Moira looked around and sniffed. 'This place badly needs a decorator.'...莫伊拉环顾四周，抽了抽鼻子。“这个地方太需要有人来装修一下了。”VERB
闻;嗅
If you sniff something or sniff at it, you smell it by sniffing.
例句
Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air...他突然停下来，闻了闻空气里的味道。She sniffed at it suspiciously.她怀疑地闻了闻。VERB
嗤之以鼻地表示;轻蔑地说
You can use sniff to indicate that someone says something in a way that shows their disapproval or contempt.
例句
'Tourists!' she sniffed.她轻蔑地说道：“游客!”VERB
轻视;蔑视
If you say that something is not to be sniffed at, you think it is very good or worth having. If someone sniffs at something, they do not think it is good enough, or they express their contempt for it.
例句
The salary was not to be sniffed at either...这份工资也不容小觑。Foreign Office sources sniffed at reports that British troops might be sent.外交部消息人士对有可能派出英国*队的报道不屑一顾。VERB
用鼻子吸入(胶*等)
If someone sniffs a substance such as glue, they deliberately breathe in the substance or the gases from it as a drug.
例句
He felt light-headed, as if he'd sniffed glue.他觉得晕乎乎的，好像吸了胶*一样。N-SING
嗅到;感觉到
If you get a sniff of something, you learn or guess that it might be happening or might be near.
例句
You know what they'll be like if they get a sniff of a murder investigation...你知道如果他们嗅到马上会进行谋杀调查会怎么样。Have the Press got a sniff yet?...新闻界嗅到了一点消息没有？N-SING
一丝;一点儿
If you say that someone has not had a sniff of something, you mean that they have not had even a small chance of getting it.
例句
Winterton has never had a sniff of a government job in his entire twenty-one years in parliament.在国会的整整21年里，温特顿没有得到过任何在*府里工作的机会。英汉词典释义
vt. & vi.
以鼻吸气; 嗅; 闻
When Jenney had stopped crying she sniffed and dried her eyes.珍妮停止了哭泣, 吸了吸鼻子, 擦干了眼泪。n.
以鼻吸气; 嗤之以鼻; 嗅
吸气（声）；抽鼻子（声）
感觉；察觉
微小的可能性
vi.
抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）
vt.
抱怨；不以为然地说
英英词典释义
Noun
1. sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
Verb
1. perceive by inhaling through the nose;
"sniff the perfume"2. inhale audibly through the nose;
"the sick student was sniffling in the back row"
