sniff

[snif]

vi.嗅, 嗤之以鼻, 找出
vt.嗅到, 吸入, 嗤之以鼻地说
n.嗅, 吸气, 气味

vt.

1. 嗅, 闻

He sniffed the green tea in the cup appreciably.

他欣然闻了闻杯里的绿茶香味。

2. 用力吸; 用鼻吸(毒品)

He sniffed the fresh morning air.

他吸进早晨的新鲜空气。

3. 发觉[(+out)]

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。

4. 嗤之以鼻地说

"I expected something rather nicer, " she sniffed.

"我指望的要好得多呢, "她轻蔑地说。

vi.

1. 嗅, 闻[(+at)]

The dog sniffed at the stranger.

狗闻闻那个陌生人。

2. 抽鼻涕; 鼻子发呼哧呼哧声

The boy caught a cold and was sniffing.

那男孩子得了感冒, 呼吸起来鼻子呼哧呼哧的。

3. 冷淡对待, 嗤之以鼻[(+at)]

My roommate sniffed at my idea of becoming an artist.

我的室友对我要当艺术家的想法嗤之以鼻。

4. 好奇地看

Dick sniffed suspiciously around the office.

迪克怀疑地在办公室里四处查看。

n.[C]

1. 嗅, 闻; 吸气声

He cleared his nose with a loud sniff.

他大声吸气清了清鼻子。

2. 气味

3. 嗤之以鼻

词形变化

形容词: sniffable | 名词: sniffer | 动词过去式: sniffed | 动词过去分词: sniffed | 动词现在分词: sniffing | 动词第三人称单数: sniffs |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.嗅, 闻

smell  scent  inhale  

同义参见:

nose  breathe  

英英释义

名词 sniff:

sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

同义词：snuff

动词 sniff:

perceive by inhaling through the nose

同义词：whiff

inhale audibly through the nose

同义词：sniffle

短语词组

sniff at

1. 嗤之以鼻

You shouldn't sniff at such a good offer.

你不应该对这么好的提议嗤之以鼻。

补充

sniffsniff英:[snif] 美:[snɪf]vt. & vi.1.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.1.以鼻吸气; 嗤之以鼻; 嗅

例句

1. Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air.突然间, 他停下来闻了闻空气中的味道。 2. The dog sniffed my hand.那条狗嗅了嗅我的手。 3. 'Tourists!' she sniffed.“游客！”她轻蔑地说。 4. 'I just don't know,' she sniffed, wiping her eyes.“我真的不知道。”她抽着鼻子, 边说边抹眼泪。 5. He felt light-headed, as if he'd sniffed glue.他感觉晕乎乎的, 好像吸食了胶毒一般。 6. Then he sniffed. There was a smell of burning.然后他闻了闻, 闻到了一股烧焦的味道。 7. The salary was not to be sniffed at either.这份薪水也很不错。 8. At last the sobs ceased, to be replaced by sniffs.呜咽终于停了下来, 紧接着是一阵抽噎。 9. A fox came along and gave the stone a good sniff.一只狐狸走过来把那块石头闻了又闻。 10. Have the Press got a sniff yet?新闻界是否得到了线索？ 11. Then, at the first sniff of danger, he was back at his post.他刚一觉察到危险就立即回到了自己的哨位。 12. Blow your nose. Don't sniff!把鼻子擤干净，别呼哧呼哧的! 13. to sniff at wine闻闻酒香 14. to sniff about四处查看 15. He sniffed at my offer.他对我的提议不屑一顾。 16. to sniff the air吸入空气 17. to be sniffed into the cleaner被吸入吸尘器 18. to sniff the flowers嗅闻花香 19. to sniff out a scandal察觉到一宗丑闻 20. “Take your money, ”he sniffed. “Get out!”他轻蔑地说；“拿上你的钱，滚吧!” 21. his dog sniffed at my trousers.他的狗嗅了嗅我的裤子。 22. [with direct speech]‘You're behaving in an unladylike fashion,’ sniffed Mother.“你的行为不像淑女，”母亲嗤笑道。 23. the price is not to be sniffed at.价格很是不菲。 24. he made millions sniffing out tax loopholes for companies.他通过发现税则漏洞帮公司赚了几百万。 25. he gave a sniff of disapproval.他嗤了一声，表示不同意。 26. his drug use was confined to a sniff of amyl nitrite.他用药只限于小小一嗅亚硝酸戊脂罢了。 27. they're off at the first sniff of trouble.他们一嗅到有麻烦就跑了。 28. the Olympic hosts will at least get a sniff at a medal.奥运会东道主至少会有一丝希望拿到一块奖牌。 29. Stop sniffing and blow your nose.不要再呼哧呼哧的，擤一下鼻子吧。 30. ‘I can smell gas,’ he said, sniffing the air. 他嗅着空气说：“我闻到煤气味。” 31. The dog sniffed at the bone.狗嗅着那块骨头。 32. Have a sniff of this milk and tell me if it's still OK.你闻一闻这牛奶，再告诉我是不是还可以喝。 33. She sniffed and wiped her nose with a tissue.她抽抽鼻子，用纸巾擦干净。 34. She put perfume on her wrist and sniffed it.她将香水喷在手腕上，然后闻了闻。 35. The dog sniffed the carpet.这只狗嗅了嗅地毯。 36. He held the flower up to his nose and sniffed.他把花拿到鼻子跟前闻了闻。 37. The cat sniffed at the food and walked away.那只猫闻了闻食物，然后走开了。 38. sniffing glue/ether吸食胶毒/乙醚 39. sniffing [=(more commonly) snorting] cocaine吸食可卡因 40. dogs that are trained to sniff out drugs缉毒犬 41. "Several companies, sniffing [=sensing] profit potential, are investing in the area."察觉出了获利前景，几家公司开始在这一地区投资。 42. My mother is an expert at sniffing out trouble.我妈妈擅长发现问题。 43. the ability to sniff out bargains淘便宜货的本事 44. "By asking around, we were able to sniff out the truth."经过多方打听，我们查出了真相。 45. A dog sniffed (around) for drugs in the car.狗嗅来嗅去，查找汽车里有没有毒品。 46. The detective sniffed for clues.侦探查找了线索。 47. She has been sniffing (around/about) for a new job.她一直在寻找新工作。 48. "“I guess you don't need my help,” she sniffed."“我想你大概用不着我帮忙吧。”她鄙夷地说。 49. His engagement hasn't stopped him from sniffing around other girls.订婚也不能阻止他四处寻找其他女孩。 50. Rival companies have been sniffing around her for years.多年来几家竞争公司一直在寻求她加盟。 51. Some people sniff at the idea of using fake flowers.有些人对使用假花的想法嗤之以鼻。 52. "It's not a big profit, but it's not to be sniffed at. = It's not a big profit, but it's nothing to sniff at."利润虽然不大，但也不可小视。 53. He took a big sniff [=whiff] of the soup.他用力闻了闻汤的味道。 54. "She said that she felt fine, but her sniffs and coughs told a different story."她说她感觉很好，可是她不停抽鼻子和咳嗽说明事实并非如此。 55. "“I refuse to answer that question,” she said with a sniff."“我拒绝回答那个问题。”她轻蔑地说。 56. He wanted to avoid the slightest sniff of a scandal.他不想与这桩丑闻有丝毫牵连。 57. They ran away at the first sniff [=hint] of trouble.他们一觉察到麻烦就溜掉了。 58. There was still a sniff of hope left for the team.球队仍有一线希望。 59. The team did not even get a sniff of the play-offs last year. [=did not even come close to reaching the play-offs]这支球队去年连打进季后赛的希望都没有。