sniff

[snif]

vi.嗅, 嗤之以鼻, 找出
vt.嗅到, 吸入, 嗤之以鼻地说
n.嗅, 吸气, 气味

例句与用法：

"We shouldn't sniff at this opportunity--we any not get another like it."

"我们不可小看这个机会--也许我们再也找不到这样的机会了。"

His generous offer is not to be sniffed at.

对他的慷慨厚意不可嗤之以鼻。

The dog was sniffing at the lamppost.

那条狗在街灯柱旁嗅来嗅去。

词形变化：

形容词: sniffable | 名词: sniffer | 动词过去式: sniffed | 动词过去分词: sniffed | 动词现在分词: sniffing | 动词第三人称单数: sniffs |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 嗅, 闻

He sniffed the green tea in the cup appreciably.

他欣然闻了闻杯里的绿茶香味。

2. 用力吸; 用鼻吸(毒品)

He sniffed the fresh morning air.

他吸进早晨的新鲜空气。

3. 发觉[(+out)]

It's his job to sniff out abuses of power.

他的职责就是查究滥用权力的行为。

4. 嗤之以鼻地说

"I expected something rather nicer, " she sniffed.

"我指望的要好得多呢, "她轻蔑地说。

vi.

1. 嗅, 闻[(+at)]

The dog sniffed at the stranger.

狗闻闻那个陌生人。

2. 抽鼻涕; 鼻子发呼哧呼哧声

The boy caught a cold and was sniffing.

那男孩子得了感冒, 呼吸起来鼻子呼哧呼哧的。

3. 冷淡对待, 嗤之以鼻[(+at)]

My roommate sniffed 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。

4. 好奇地看

Dick sniffed suspiciously around the office.

迪克怀疑地在办公室里四处查看。

n.[C]

1. 嗅, 闻; 吸气声

He cleared his nose with a loud sniff.

他大声吸气清了清鼻子。

2. 气味

3. 嗤之以鼻

短语词组：

sniff at

1. 嗤之以鼻

You shouldn't sniff at such a good offer.

你不应该对这么好的提议嗤之以鼻。