及物動(dòng)詞嗅; 發(fā)現(xiàn); 鄙視地說(shuō); 深深吸入; 忿忿不平地說(shuō)
不及物動(dòng)詞鄙視; 嗅，聞; 呼哧地吸氣; 尋找，好奇地查看
名詞吸氣，擤鼻聲; 一股氣味
及物動(dòng)詞
1. He sniffed the fresh morning air.
他吸進(jìn)早晨的新鮮空氣。
不及物動(dòng)詞
1. My roommate sniffed at my idea of becoming an artist.
我的室友對(duì)我要當(dāng)藝術(shù)家的想法嗤之以鼻。
2. They all had colds and were sniffing and sneezing.
他們都傷風(fēng)了，呼呼喘氣而且打噴嚏。
名詞
1. sniff的解釋
1. Take a sniff at everything and distinguish the good from the bad.
對(duì)任何東西都要用鼻子嗅一嗅，鑒別其好壞。
1. 聞：1)觀看(see)觀看酒的顏色是否有光澤清澈;2)旋動(dòng)(swirl)旋動(dòng)使空氣進(jìn)入酒中,可以使紅酒的單寧變得更柔和;3)聞(sniff)聞酒香是否和諧或者有難聞的氣味;4)細(xì)嘗(sip)把酒吸入口中,鑒別酒在口腔中的味道;5)品嘗(savor)品嘗口中的酒是否柔順,
2.
2. (吸氣)：/snicker (竊笑) | /sniff (吸氣) | /snub (責(zé)罵)
1. (忍住不哭或表示不贊成時(shí))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.
e.g. She wiped her face and sniffed loudly...
她抹了一把臉，很響地抽著鼻子。
e.g. Moira looked around and sniffed. 'This place badly needs a decorator.'...
莫伊拉環(huán)顧四周，抽了抽鼻子。“這個(gè)地方太需要有人來(lái)裝修一下了?！?/p>
2. 聞;嗅
If you sniff something or sniff at it, you smell it by sniffing.
e.g. Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air...
他突然停下來(lái)，聞了聞空氣里的味道。
e.g. She sniffed at it suspiciously.
她懷疑地聞了聞。
3. 嗤之以鼻地表示;輕蔑地說(shuō)
You can use sniff to indicate that someone says something in a way that shows their disapproval or contempt.
sniff
e.g. 'Tourists!' she sniffed.
她輕蔑地說(shuō)道：“游客!”
4. 輕視;蔑視
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.
e.g. The salary was not to be sniffed at either...
這份工資也不容小覷。
e.g. Foreign Office sources sniffed at reports that British troops might be sent.
外交部消息人士對(duì)有可能派出英國(guó)軍隊(duì)的報(bào)道不屑一顧。
5. 用鼻子吸入(膠毒等)
If someone sniffs 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.
他覺(jué)得暈乎乎的，好像吸了膠毒一樣。
6. 嗅到;感覺(jué)到
If you get a sniff of something, you learn or guess that it might be happening or might be near.
e.g. You know what they'll be like if they get a sniff of a murder investigation...
你知道如果他們嗅到馬上會(huì)進(jìn)行謀殺調(diào)查會(huì)怎么樣。
e.g. Have the Press got a sniff yet?...
新聞界嗅到了一點(diǎn)消息沒(méi)有？
7. 一絲;一點(diǎn)兒
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.
e.g. Winterton has never had a sniff of a government job in his entire twenty-one years in parliament.
在國(guó)會(huì)的整整21年里，溫特頓沒(méi)有得到過(guò)任何在政府里工作的機(jī)會(huì)。
相關(guān)詞組：sniff aroundsniff outsniff round