词性及解释
n.
以鼻吸气, 嗅, 气息
vi.
嗅, 蔑视, 嗤之以鼻
vt.
闻, 用力吸, 发觉
词形变化
形容词: sniffable
名词: sniffer
动词过去式: sniffed
过去分词: sniffed
现在分词: sniffing
第三人称单数: sniffs
英英解释
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1.
n.sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
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2.
v.inhale audibly through the nose
[例]
○ the sick student was sniffling in the back row
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3.
v.perceive by inhaling through the nose
常用词组
习惯用语
1.
sniff at
嗅, 闻; 瞧不起
2.
sniff out
发现, 寻找
例句
1.
My roommate sniff 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。
2.
Take a sniff at everything AND distinguish the good from the Bad.
对任何东西都要用鼻子嗅一嗅，鉴别其好坏。
3.
She tried to sniff contemptuously, but succeeded in producing only a sniffle
她想用鼻子轻蔑地哼上一声，可是不成，只发出一声鼻音。
4.
I can imagine foreign journalists in Beijing trying hard to sniff out ludicrous "inside stories"
因此，我现在可以想像得到，在北京的那些外国记者们，仍然在用他们灵敏的新闻鼻子，拼命闻嗅着那些可笑的"内幕消息"。
5.
The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding-place
警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。
6.
a sniff of perfume;a sniff of scandal.
一阵香水味;一丝丑闻的踪迹
7.
I can sniff something burning.
我闻出有东西烧焦的味。
8.
One sniff of this is enough to kill you.
此物闻一闻即足以致命.
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