n.(名词)

1. 嗅，闻，吸，以鼻吸气
2. 气味，气息
3. 从鼻子吸入的东西
4. 嗤之以鼻，傲慢神气
5. 吸气声，抽鼻子声
6. 感觉，察觉
7. 微小的可能性
8. 仔细检查
9. 一次的吸入量

v.(动词)

1. 抽鼻涕，鼻子发呼哧呼哧声，以鼻吸气，抽鼻子
2. (吸着气)嗅闻，用力吸
3. 好奇地看
4. 对…嗤之以鼻，蔑视，轻视，嗤笑，冷淡对待（后跟at）
5. 呼呼地吸(气) ，用鼻吸(毒品)
6. 嗅(或闻)…的味儿
7. 发觉，察觉（常与out连用）
8. 嗤之以鼻地说，以轻蔑的口吻说，不以为然地说
9. 探查，打探，访查（秘密信息）

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 嗅; 闻 test by sniffing; try the smell of
2. vt. & vi. 喘粗气 draw air in through the nose so that there is a sound

Noun:

1. sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

Verb:

1. perceive by inhaling through the nose;

   "sniff the perfume"
   

2. inhale audibly through the nose;

   "the sick student was sniffling in the back row"
   

1.(忍住不哭或表示不赞成时)抽鼻子
When yousniff, 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.

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.'...
莫伊拉环顾四周，抽了抽鼻子。“这个地方太需要有人来装修一下了。”

2.闻;嗅
If yousniff something orsniff at it, you smell it by sniffing.

e.g. Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air...
他突然停下来，闻了闻空气里的味道。
e.g. She sniffed at it suspiciously.
她怀疑地闻了闻。

3.嗤之以鼻地表示;轻蔑地说
You can usesniff to indicate that someone says something in a way that shows their disapproval or contempt.

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

4.轻视;蔑视
If you say that something isnot to be sniffed at, you think it is very good or worth having. If someonesniffs at something, they do not think it is good enough, or they express their contempt for it.

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。

5.用鼻子吸入(胶毒等)
If someonesniffs a substance such as glue, they deliberately breathe in the substance or the gases from it as a drug.

e.g. 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。

sniffer
...teenage glue sniffers.
吸胶毒的青少年

6.嗅到;感觉到
If you get asniff of something, you learn or guess that it might be happening or might be near.

sniff的近义词

e.g. You know what they'll be like if they get asniff 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 asniff yet?...
新闻界嗅到了一点消息没有？

7.一丝;一点儿
If you say that someone has not hada sniff of something, you mean that they have not had even a small chance of getting it.

e.g. Winterton has never had asniff 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。

相关词组：sniff aroundsniff outsniff round

1. 闻：1)观看(see)观看酒的颜色是否有光泽清澈;2)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;3)闻(sniff)闻酒香是否和谐或者有难闻的气味;4)细尝(sip)把酒吸入口中,鉴别酒在口腔中的味道;5)品尝(savor)品尝口中的酒是否柔顺,

2. (吸气)：/snicker (窃笑) | /sniff (吸气) | /snub (责骂)

The dog was sniffing at the lamppost.

那条狗在街灯柱旁嗅来嗅去。

They are training these dogs to sniff out drugs.

他们训练狗嗅出毒品来。

His generous offer is not to be sniffed at.

对他的慷慨厚意不可嗤之以鼻。

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。

I bet my broker could sniff out some good ones for you.

我相信我的股票经纪人会帮你找出一些好股票。

Doves and wolves love to sniff puff enough to cough and sneeze.

鸽子和野狼喜欢嗅粉扑，嗅到咳嗽，打喷嚏。

Otherwise, a malicious eavesdropper on any router between your server and the end user can very easily sniff the sensitive information out of the network packets.

否则，恶意的监听者就可以在你的应用程序与最终用户之间的任何路由器上通过数据包探嗅到那些敏感的信息。

Jane sniffed the cool morning air.

简深深地吸入清凉的清晨空气。

The countess sniffed her disapproval.

女伯爵轻蔑地表示不赞同。

They are training these dogs to sniff out drugs.

他们训练狗嗅出毒品来。

This is of advertisers, will sniff out any value?

这对广告主而言，会嗅出什么价值呢？

He cleared his nose with a loud sniff.

他大声吸气清了清鼻子。

My mother gave a sniff of disapproval.

我母亲哼了一声，表示不同意。

Do you want a sniff of powder?

您想闻闻火药味吗？

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。

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。

'u2018It's hardly what I'd call elegant, 'u2019 she sniffed.

“要我说，这很难称得上雅致。”她不以为然地说。

In those days, 20 was not a sum to be sniffed at.

那时候，20元不能不当回事。

We don't want journalists sniffing around.

我们不想把记者招来四处打探。

Hollywood agents have been sniffing around him.

一些好莱坞的经纪人一直追着想要他。

The dogs are trained to sniff out drugs.

这些狗是经过训练的嗅毒犬。

Journalists are good at sniffing out a scandal.

记者善于发现丑闻。

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。

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。

She didn't get even a sniff at a medal.

她根本不可能拿到奖牌。

She wiped her face and sniffed loudly...

她抹了一把脸，很响地抽着鼻子。

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。”

Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air...

他突然停下来，闻了闻空气里的味道。

She sniffed at it suspiciously.

她怀疑地闻了闻。

'Tourists!' she sniffed.

她轻蔑地说道：“游客!”

The salary was not to be sniffed at either...

这份工资也不容小觑。

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。

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。

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。

Have the Press got a sniff yet?...

新闻界嗅到了一点消息没有？

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。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. She lifted the lids and sniffed appreciably.
   她掀开盖子高兴地闻了闻。
2. He must have had a cold, he is sniffing.
   他一定是感冒了,正在打喷嚏。
3. The man who had cold was sniffing.
   那个伤风的人在呼呼地吸气。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. The dog is sniffing the man.
   这只狗正在闻那个人。
2. The dog sniffed the ground.
   这狗嗅地面。
3. You must sniff this lovely perfume.
   你该闻一闻这优雅宜人的香水。
4. I sniffed the medicine before taking a spoonful of it.
   我闻了闻药,然后服了一匙。
5. The police sniffed a plot and broke up the meeting.
   警察发觉有阴谋就驱散了这个会议。

引出直接引语

1. “I expected something rather nicer,” she sniffed.
   她鼻子里哼了一下说道:“我希望的是更好的东西。”
2. “I am not appreciated in the office,” he sniffed.
   他傲气地埋怨说:“我在办公室里不受重视。”

用作宾补动词S+～+ n./pron. + adj.

1. I can sniff something burning.
   我闻到有什么东西烧焦的味儿。

sniff at (v.+prep.)

瞧不起 look (sb or sth) downYou shouldn't sniff at this opportunity, you may not get another like it.你不应该小看这个机会,你未必再得到同样的机会了。

sniff out (v.+adv.)

嗅到,闻出; 探知,觉察 find (sth or sb) by using the nose with short breaths; discover (sth, often bad) by guessing
sniff sb/sth ⇔ out

The police were determined to sniff out the ringleaders.

警方决心要找到匪首。

Police sent dogs into the crowd to sniff out the drugs.

警察把警犬放到人群中去嗅出毒品。

The dog sniffed the fox out.

狗闻出了狐狸的味道。

He says he can sniff out trouble before it starts.

他说他能在麻烦事发生之前就觉察出来。

sniff up (v.+adv.)

吸入鼻腔 take (sth such as liquid or steam) into the nose with short breaths
sniff sth ⇔ up

He sniffed the vapour up.

他吸入蒸汽。

If you sniff up this special drug, it will clear your head.

如果你把这种特殊的药物吸入鼻腔,就能使头脑清醒。

It is a preparation to be sniffed up through the nostrils.

这是一种由鼻吸入的药物。

～+名词

• sniff%20clothes">sniff clothes闻衣服
• sniff%20flower">sniff flower闻花
• sniff%20medicine">sniff medicine闻药
• sniff%20perfume">sniff perfume闻香水
• sniff%20danger">sniff danger觉察到了危险
• sniff%20plot">sniff plot觉察到了阴谋

～+副词

• sniff%20appreciably">sniff appreciably高兴地闻了闻
• sniff%20greedily">sniff greedily贪婪地闻
• sniff%20instinctively">sniff instinctively本能地闻了闻
• sniff%20suspiciously">sniff suspiciously疑惑地闻
• sniff%20around">sniff around四处察看
• sniff%20out">sniff out嗅出
• sniff%20up">sniff up吸入

～+介词

• sniff%20at">sniff at嗅…

• He..frequently sniffed to see whether he could breathe properly.

  出自：P. Roazen

• She stopped crying and started sniffing instead.

  出自：R. Pilcher

• The room smelt of man and dog...Martin sniffed.

  出自：J. Trollope

v.(动词)

1. sniff的基本意思是“闻,嗅”,指将鼻子贴近某人或某物,通过嗅觉器官来对其进行判断,可以表示“嗅”的动作,也可以表示“嗅出”的结果。引申可指“喘粗气”“觉察到”。
2. sniff可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,后接名词或代词作宾语,有时还可以接以形容词充当补足语的复合宾语。
3. sniff可以引出直接引语,意思是“哼了一声说道”。

v.(动词)

sniff, smell

这组词的共同意思是“嗅”。其区别在于:

1.smell更强调嗅觉,而sniff更强调嗅觉器官。所以smell可用于表示“有无嗅觉”,而sniff可表示“吸入”。

2.smell可表示“散发臭味”,而sniff可表示“鼻子里哼了一声说道”,引出直接引语,而smell无此意义和用法。