sniff
英 [snɪf]
美[snɪf]
- vi. 嗅；嗤之以鼻
- vt. 嗅；闻；用力吸；发觉
- n. 吸，闻；嗤之以鼻；气味；以鼻吸气；吸气声
词态变化
复数: sniffs;第三人称单数: sniffs;过去式: sniffed;过去分词: sniffed;现在分词: sniffing;
助记提示
1. sniffer(嗅探器) => sniff.
2. *sn- "something related to nose".
2. *sn- "something related to nose".
中文词源
sniff 嗅，闻，抽鼻子
来自辅音丛 sn-,鼻子，闻，嗅，发鼻音，比较 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.
英英释意
- 1. sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
英文词源
- sniff
- sniff: see snuff
- sniff (v.)
- mid-14c., of imitative origin; possibly related to snyvelen (see snivel). As an expression of scorn or contempt from 1729. As a synonym for smell (v.) it dates from 1845. In reference to cocaine from 1925. Related: Sniffed; sniffing.
- sniff (n.)
- 1767, from sniff (v.); the scornful sense is from 1859.
词组搭配
have a (good) sniff around
仔细检查
实用场景例句
- We all had colds and couldn't stop sniffing and sneezing.
- 我们都感冒了，一个劲地抽鼻子，打喷嚏。
牛津词典
- sniffing the fresh morning air
- 吸着早晨的新鲜空气
牛津词典
- to sniff glue
- 吸胶毒
牛津词典
- The dog sniffed at my shoes.
- 那条狗嗅我的鞋。
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- ‘It's hardly what I'd call elegant, ’ she sniffed.
- “要我说，这很难称得上雅致。”她不以为然地说。
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- In those days, $20 was not a sum to be sniffed at.
- 那时候，20元不能不当回事。
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- We don't want journalists sniffing around.
- 我们不想把记者招来四处打探。
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- Hollywood agents have been sniffing around him.
- 一些好莱坞的经纪人一直追着想要他。
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- The dogs are trained to sniff out drugs.
- 这些狗是经过训练的嗅毒犬。
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- Journalists are good at sniffing out a scandal.
- 记者善于发现丑闻。
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- She took a deep sniff of the perfume.
- 她使劲闻了闻香水。
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- My mother gave a sniff of disapproval.
- 我母亲哼了一声，表示不同意。
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- His sobs soon turned to sniffs.
- 不多时，他的呜咽变成了啜泣。
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- The sniff of power went to his head.
- 权力在握的感觉使他得意忘形。
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- They make threats but back down at the first sniff of trouble.
- 他们起先气势汹汹，但一看情形不妙立刻软了下来。
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- She didn't get even a sniff at a medal.
- 她根本不可能拿到奖牌。
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- She wiped her face and sniffed loudly...
- 她抹了一把脸，很响地抽着鼻子。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air...
- 他突然停下来，闻了闻空气里的味道。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She sniffed at it suspiciously.
- 她怀疑地闻了闻。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'Tourists!' she sniffed.
- 她轻蔑地说道：“游客!”
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- The salary was not to be sniffed at either...
- 这份工资也不容小觑。
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- 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军队的报道不屑一顾。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He felt light-headed, as if he'd sniffed glue.
- 他觉得晕乎乎的，好像吸了胶毒一样。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
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- Have the Press got a sniff yet?...
- 新闻界嗅到了一点消息没有？
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- 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政府里工作的机会。
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