英汉词典

sniff 基本解释

• 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

sniff 词态变化

sniff 中文词源

来自辅音丛 sn-,鼻子，闻，嗅，发鼻音，比较 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.

sniff 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.

sniff 词组搭配

sniff 英文释义

1. sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

sniff 双语例句

1. Have the Press got a sniff yet?

新闻界嗅到了一点消息没有？

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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.

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3. Have a sniff of this medicine — It'smells revolting, doesn't it?

闻一下这种药——它有一种令人作呕的味道, 对 吗 ?

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4. But really, what harm could it possibly do to pop down there and just sniff around?

不过说真的，马上赶到那里去打探一下情况会有什么坏处呢？

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5. Highbrow critics sniff that the programme was "too sophisticated" to appeal to most viewers.

品位高雅的批评家们轻蔑地表示，该节目“太深奥”，对多数观众没有吸引力。

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sniff 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。

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sniffing the fresh morning air

吸着早晨的新鲜空气

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to sniff glue

吸胶毒

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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。

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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。”

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Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air...

他突然停下来，闻了闻空气里的味道。

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She sniffed at it suspiciously.

她怀疑地闻了闻。

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'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。

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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。

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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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