sniff
sniff 英 [snɪf] 美 [snɪf]
v. 嗅；闻；抽鼻子；不屑一顾(闻) n. 吸，闻
进行时:sniffing 过去式:sniffed 过去分词:sniffed 第三人称单数:sniffs 名词复数:sniffs
- Smell that cake baking? No? Take a sniff. A sniff is when you take air in through your nose to smell something.
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- v. 嗅；闻；抽鼻子；不屑一顾(闻)
- n. 吸，闻
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1. 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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2. sniffing the fresh morning air
吸着早晨的新鲜空气
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3. to sniff glue
吸胶毒
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4. The dog sniffed at my shoes.
那条狗嗅我的鞋。
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5. 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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6. We don't want journalists sniffing around.
我们不需要四处打探的记者。
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7. The dogs are trained to sniff out drugs.
这些狗是经过训练的嗅毒犬。
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8. She took a deep sniff of the perfume.
她使劲闻了闻香水。
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9. My mother gave a sniff of disapproval.
我母亲哼了一声，表示不同意。
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10. 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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11. 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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12. She didn't get even a sniff at a medal.
她根本不可能拿到奖牌。
- sniff (n.) 1767, from sniff (v.); the scornful sense is from 1859.
- 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.
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