| 词汇 | sniff |
| 释义 | sniff | BrE snɪf, AmE snɪf | A. noun ① (audible breath) [用鼻子的] 吸气 ▸ ‘stupid,’she said, with a disdainful sniff “真笨，”她轻蔑地哼了一声 ▸ he gave a sniff of disapproval 他哼了一声，表示不同意 ② (inhalation) (in order to perceive smell) 嗅 ; (in order to inhale drug) 吸入 ▸ to take or have a sniff (at or of sth) 嗅一嗅（某物） ▸ to give sb a sniff of sth 让某人闻一闻某物 ▸ a single sniff of the substance can be fatal 吸一口这种物质就会致命 ③ (scent) 气味 ▸ a sniff of gas/alcohol 煤气味/酒精味 ▸ a sniff of sea air will do you the world of good! 呼吸海边的空气对你大有好处！ ④ informal (hint, trace) 迹象 ▸ a sniff of trouble/scandal 问题/丑闻的苗头 ▸ not to get a sniff of money/the ball/a medal 根本得不到钱/碰不到球/拿不到奖牌 B. intransitive verb 抽鼻子 C. transitive verb ① (smell at) 嗅 ; (inhale as drug) 吸 ▸ he stopped and sniffed the air 他停下来嗅了嗅空气 ② (say with audible breath) 抽着鼻子说 ▸ he sniffed his disapproval 他轻蔑地表示不同意 PHRASAL VERBS sniff around intransitive verb informal 打探 ▸ to sniff around for sth; 四处打探某事 sniff at transitive verb [sniff at sth] ① (smell at) 嗅 ② figurative (be disdainful of) 对…嗤之以鼻 ; (reject) 摈弃 ▸ what are you sniffing at? 你有什么看不惯的？ ▸ not to be sniffed at 不容轻视 sniff out transitive verb [sniff sb/sth out, sniff out sb/sth] ① (detect by smell) 闻出 ② figurative (expose) 查出 ‹crime, criminal›; 发现 ‹news story, bargain› |
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