英语词汇“to smell blood”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

l. to smell (also scent) blood: to sense impending bloodshed or conflict, esp. one in which victory is likely; (hence in later use) to discern weakness or vulnerability in an opponent; cf. to taste blood at Phrases 1j.

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1856 Blackwood's Mag. Dec. 705/1 Late as it is, Dred is still to act; but we smell blood, and revolt at the prospect of a servile rising.

1882 L. Lee Autobiogr. xvi. 157 Their efforts were in vain; the pro-slavery bull-dog smelled blood, and blood he was determined to have.

1906 W. Sage District Attorney xxiv. 213 You can never tell where a man like our District Attorney is going to stop when he once begins to smell blood.

1976 Newsweek (Nexis) 4 Oct. 33 As Ford's reply droned on and on, Jordan smelled blood.

1994 Investors Chron. 28 Jan. 16/2 Couldn't the chancellor see that if he gave a shifty answer, the media would scent blood.

2009 R. B. Lanza Cost Recovery xxii. 258 A vendor smells blood when it knows it's dealing with a buyer who doesn't understand the vendor's business.

单词	to smell blood
释义	> as lemmas to smell (also scent) blood l. to smell (also scent) blood: to sense impending bloodshed or conflict, esp. one in which victory is likely; (hence in later use) to discern weakness or vulnerability in an opponent; cf. to taste blood at Phrases 1j. ΚΠ 1856 Blackwood's Mag. Dec. 705/1 Late as it is, Dred is still to act; but we smell blood, and revolt at the prospect of a servile rising. 1882 L. Lee Autobiogr. xvi. 157 Their efforts were in vain; the pro-slavery bull-dog smelled blood, and blood he was determined to have. 1906 W. Sage District Attorney xxiv. 213 You can never tell where a man like our District Attorney is going to stop when he once begins to smell blood. 1976 Newsweek (Nexis) 4 Oct. 33 As Ford's reply droned on and on, Jordan smelled blood. 1994 Investors Chron. 28 Jan. 16/2 Couldn't the chancellor see that if he gave a shifty answer, the media would scent blood. 2009 R. B. Lanza Cost Recovery xxii. 258 A vendor smells blood when it knows it's dealing with a buyer who doesn't understand the vendor's business. extracted from bloodn.int. < as lemmas
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