| 单词 | sniff |
| 释义 | sniff (snɪf ) Word forms: sniffs , sniffing , sniffed 1. verb 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. She wiped her face and sniffed loudly. [VERB] Moira looked around and sniffed. 'This place badly needs a decorator.'. [VERB] Then he sniffed. There was a smell of burning. [VERB] He sniffed back the tears. [VERB noun with adverb] Synonyms: breathe in, inhale, snuffle, snuff Sniff is also a noun. At last the sobs ceased, to be replaced by sniffs. 2. verb If you sniff something or sniff at it, you smell it by sniffing. Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air. [VERB noun] She sniffed at it suspiciously. [VERB + at] Synonyms: smell, nose, breathe in, scent 3. verb You can use sniff to indicate that someone says something in a way that shows their disapproval or contempt. 'Tourists!' she sniffed. [VERB with quote] 4. verb [usually passive] 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. The salary was not to be sniffed at either. [be V-ed + at] Foreign Office sources sniffed at reports that British troops might be sent. [VERB + at] 5. verb If someone sniffs a substance such as glue, they deliberately breathe in the substance or the gases from it as a drug. He felt light-headed, as if he'd sniffed glue. [VERB noun] sniffer Word forms: sniffers countable noun ...teenage glue sniffers. 6. singular noun If you get a sniff of something, you learn or guess that it might be happening or might be near. [informal] You know what they'll be like if they get a sniff of a murder investigation. [+ of] Have the Press got a sniff yet? Then, at the first sniff of danger, he was back at his post. [+ of] Synonyms: hint, clue, inkling, sign 7. singular noun [usu a N of, usually with brd-neg] 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. [informal] The club hasn't had a sniff of winning a title for twenty years. Phrasal verbs: sniff around regional note: in BRIT, also use sniff about, sniff round 1. phrasal verb If a person is sniffing around, they are trying to find out information about something, especially information that someone else does not want known. [informal] But really, what harm could it possibly do to pop down there and just sniff around? [VERB PARTICLE] A couple of plain-clothes men had been sniffing round his apartment. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb [no passive] If a person or organization is sniffing around someone, they are trying to get them, for example as a lover, employee, or client. [informal] When I went away, I was convinced that other men would be sniffing round her. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The manager knows the big clubs have been sniffing around his star player. [VERB PARTICLE noun] sniff out 1. phrasal verb If you sniff out something, you discover it after some searching. [informal] ...journalists who are trained to sniff out sensation or scandal. [VERB PARTICLE noun] ...those who like sniffing out bargains. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 2. phrasal verb When a dog used by a group such as the police sniffs out hidden explosives or drugs, it finds them using its sense of smell. A police dog, trained to sniff out explosives, found evidence of a bomb in the apartment. [VERB PARTICLE noun] sniff round sniff around Translations: Chinese: 嗅 Japanese: 鼻で吸う |
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