sniff
verb
noun
snɪf
verb
1
to
breathe
air
into
your
nose
noisily,
for
example
when
you
are
crying
or
have
a
cold
〔出声地〕以鼻吸气; 抽鼻子〔如因哭泣或感冒〕
I
Margaret
sniffed
miserably
and
nodded.
玛格丽特可怜地抽泣着点了点头。
Stop
sniffing
and
blow
your
nose.
别抽鼻子了，擤一擤鼻涕。
2
to
breathe
air
in
through
your
nose
in
order
to
smell
something
嗅，闻
I,T
He
opened
the
milk
and
sniffed
it.
他打开牛奶闻了一闻。
[+
at
]
The
dog
was
sniffing
at
the
carpet.
这条狗在嗅地毯。
3
to
say
something
in
a
way
that
shows
you
think
something
is
not
good
enough
嗤之以鼻地说，轻蔑地说
T
‘Is
that
all?’
she
sniffed.
“就那些？”她不屑地说。
4
to
take
a
harmful
drug
by
breathing
it
up
your
nose
用鼻子吸入〔有害药物〕;
T
kids
who
sniff
glue
吸胶毒的孩子
5
sth is not to be sniffed at
used
to
say
that
something
is
good
enough
to
be
accepted
or
considered
seriously
[口，尤英] 某事值得接受 （认真考虑 ），某事不可轻视
spoken especially BrE
An
8%
salary
increase
is
not
to
be
sniffed
at.
8% 的加薪不可不考虑呀。
6
to
refuse
something
in
a
proud
way,
or
behave
as
if
something
is
not
good
enough
for
you
对…不以为然 （不当回事 ）
He
sniffed
at
my
choice
of
restaurants
and
suggested
his
own
favorite.
他对我挑选的餐馆不以为然，提出去他喜欢的那家。
7
to
discover
or
find
something
by
its
smell
靠嗅觉发现，嗅出
A
customs
officer
came
round
with
a
dog
to
sniff
out
drugs.
一名海关官员带了一条狗过来嗅探毒品。
8
to
find
out
or
discover
something
[非正式] 找出; 发现; 发觉
informal
Vic’s
been
trying
to
sniff
out
where
you
went
last
night.
维克一直在打听昨晚你去了什么地方。
noun
9
when
you
breathe
in
air
noisily
through
your
nose,
for
example
in
order
to
smell
something,
because
you
have
a
cold,
or
in
order
to
show
your
disapproval
抽鼻子; 哼
a
sniff
of
disapproval
不赞同的哼声
She
gave
a
loud
sniff
.
她很响地抽了一下鼻子。
10
a
small
amount
or
sign
of
something
[英，非正式] 少许; 一丝迹象;
BrE informal
[+
of
]
He
got
us
into
this
mess,
and
then
left
at
the
first
sniff
of
trouble
!
他给我们惹了这样的麻烦，然后一看情况不妙就溜之大吉！
11
have a sniff around/round
to
examine
a
place
carefully
[英，非正式] 仔细检查
BrE informal
12
not get a sniff of sth
to
not
have
any
chance
of
getting
something
or
being
successful
[英，非正式] 毫无希望得到某物; 毫无〔成功〕的希望
BrE informal
He
never
even
got
a
sniff
of
the
target.
他根本连这个目标的边儿都没碰到过。