sniff
- v.闻;(吸着气)嗅;抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨;不以为然地说
- n.嗅;闻;吸气(声);感觉;察觉;抽鼻子(声);微小的可能性
复数： sniffs 过去式： sniffed 现在分词： sniffing 过去分词： sniffed 第三人称单数： sniffs
sn- 鼻子 + -iff
sniffverb
抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）
to breathe air in through your nose in a way that makes a sound, especially when you are crying, have a cold, etc.
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。
（吸着气）嗅，闻
to breathe air in through the nose in order to discover or enjoy the smell of sth
sniffing the fresh morning air
吸着早晨的新鲜空气
to sniff glue
吸胶毒
The dog sniffed at my shoes.
那条狗嗅我的鞋。
抱怨；不以为然地说
to say sth in a complaining or disapproving way
‘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。
good enough to be accepted or considered seriously
那时候，20元不能不当回事。
In those days, $20 was not a sum to be sniffed at.
探查，打探，访查（秘密信息）
to try to find out information about sb/sth, especially secret information
We don't want journalists sniffing around.
我们不想把记者招来四处打探。
追求，寻求聘用（某人）
to try to get sb as a lover, employee, etc.
Hollywood agents have been sniffing around him.
一些好莱坞的经纪人一直追着想要他。
对…嗤之以鼻（或不屑一顾）
to show no interest in or respect for sth
noun
吸气（声）；抽鼻子（声）；嗅；闻
an act or the sound of sniffing
She took a deep sniff of the perfume.
她使劲闻了闻香水。
My mother gave a sniff of disapproval.
我母亲哼了一声，表示不同意。
His sobs soon turned to sniffs.
不多时，他的呜咽变成了啜泣。
感觉；察觉
an idea of what sth is like or that sth is going to happen
The sniff of power went to his head.
权力在握的感觉使他得意忘形。
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。
微小的可能性
a small chance of sth
She didn't get even a sniff at a medal.
她根本不可能拿到奖牌。
to examine a place carefully
sniff
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VERB (忍住不哭或表示不赞成时)抽鼻子
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...
她抹了一把脸，很响地抽着鼻子。
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VERB 闻;嗅
If you sniff something or sniff at it, you smell it by sniffing.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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VERB 嗤之以鼻地表示;轻蔑地说
You can use sniff to indicate that someone says something in a way that shows their disapproval or contempt.'Tourists!' she sniffed.
她轻蔑地说道：“游客!”
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VERB 轻视;蔑视
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...
这份工资也不容小觑。
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VERB 用鼻子吸入(胶毒等)
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.
他觉得晕乎乎的，好像吸了胶毒一样。
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...teenage glue sniffers.
吸胶毒的青少年
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N-SING 嗅到;感觉到
If you get a sniff of something, you learn or guess that it might be happening or might be near.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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N-SING 一丝;一点儿
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.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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She took a deep sniff of the perfume .
她使劲闻了闻香水。
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One sniff of this is enough to kill you .
此物闻一闻即足以致命。
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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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We don 't want journalists sniffing around .
我们不想把记者招来四处打探。
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They train dogs to sniff out drugs .
他们训练狗嗅出毒品。
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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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' 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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The dog sniffed at my shoes .
那条狗嗅我的鞋。
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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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His sobs soon turned to sniffs .
不多时，他的呜咽变成了啜泣。
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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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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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Then , at the first sniff of danger , he was back at his post .
然后，他一嗅到危险的气息，便马上回到自己的岗位。
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I felt myself blush . Then I sniffed back a tear
我觉得自己的脸红了，接着我吸吸鼻子，不让眼泪掉下来。
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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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He sniffed the perfume she wore , then gave her a quick survey .
他闻了闻她身上的香水味，然后又飞快地打量了她一眼。
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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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Then he sniffed . There was a smell of burning
然后他抽了抽鼻子，发觉有一股烧焦的味道。
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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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He sniffed back the tears .
他抽着鼻子，把眼泪忍了下去。
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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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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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She wiped her face and sniffed loudly
她抹了一把脸，很响地抽着鼻子。
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He sniffed , fidgeting in discomfort , uneasy at the suggestion
他吸了吸鼻子，对这项提议感到窘迫不安，心烦意乱。
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He crawled from print to print , sniffing at the earth , following the scent left in the tracks .
它沿着脚印向前爬，在地面上嗅着，追踪着路上留下的气味。
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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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' Tourists ! ' she sniffed .
她轻蔑地说道：“游客！”
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She sniffed and looked woebegone .
她抽泣着，神情忧伤。
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