【sniff】的解释和释义

nounEqm中文字网

一. sensing an odor by inhaling through the noseEqm中文字网

Synonym: snuffEqm中文字网

verbEqm中文字网

一. inhale audibly through the noseEqm中文字网

e.g. the sick student was sniffling in the back rowEqm中文字网

Synonym: sniffleEqm中文字网

二. perceive by inhaling through the noseEqm中文字网

e.g. sniff the perfumeEqm中文字网

Synonym: whiffEqm中文字网

一. (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.Eqm中文字网

e.g. She wiped her face and sniffed loudly...
她抹了一把脸，很响地抽着鼻子。
e.g. Moira looked around and sniffed. 'This place badly needs a decorator.'...
莫伊拉环顾四面 ，抽了抽鼻子。“这个地方太需要有人来装修一下了。”Eqm中文字网

二. 闻;嗅
If you sniff something or sniff at it, you smell it by sniffing.Eqm中文字网

e.g. Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air...
他忽然停下来，闻了闻空气里的味道。
e.g. She sniffed at it suspiciously.
她怀疑地闻了闻。Eqm中文字网

三. 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.Eqm中文字网

e.g. 'Tourists!' she sniffed.
她轻蔑地说道：“游客!”Eqm中文字网

四. 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.Eqm中文字网

e.g. The salary was not to be sniffed at either...
这份工资也不容小觑。
e.g. 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。Eqm中文字网

五. 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.Eqm中文字网

e.g. He felt light-headed, as if he'd sniffed glue.
他觉得晕乎乎的，似乎吸了胶毒一样。Eqm中文字网

六. 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.Eqm中文字网

sniff的近义词Eqm中文字网

e.g. 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。
e.g. Have the Press got a sniff yet?...
新闻界嗅到了一点消息没有？Eqm中文字网

七. 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.Eqm中文字网

e.g. Winterton has never had a sniff of a government job in his entire twenty-one years in parliament.
在国会的整整二一年里，温特顿没有得到过任何在政府里工作的机会。Eqm中文字网

相关词组：sniff aroundsniff outsniff roundEqm中文字网

一. 闻：一)观看(see)观看酒的颜色是否有光泽清澈;二)旋动(swirl)旋动使空气进入酒中,可以使红酒的单宁变得更柔和;三)闻(sniff)闻酒香是否和谐或者有难闻的气味;四)细尝(sip)把酒吸入口中,鉴别酒在口腔中的味道;五)品尝(savor)品尝口中的酒是否柔顺,Eqm中文字网

二. (吸气)：/snicker (窃笑) | /sniff (吸气) | /snub (责骂)Eqm中文字网