[VERB 动词](忍住不哭或表示不赞成时)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.
[V]
[V n with adv]
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。”
Then he sniffed. There was a smell of burning...
然后他抽了抽鼻子,发觉有一股烧焦的味道。
He sniffed back the tears.
他抽着鼻子,把眼泪忍了下去。
Sniff is also a noun.
At last the sobs ceased, to be replaced by sniffs.
最后,啜泣终于止住了,只剩下抽鼻子的声音。
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[VERB 动词]闻;嗅 If you sniff something or sniff at it, you smell it by sniffing.
[V n]
[V at n]
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。
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[VERB 动词]嗤之以鼻地表示;轻蔑地说 You can use sniff to indicate that someone says something in a way that shows their disapproval or contempt.
[V with quote]
'Tourists!' she sniffed.
她轻蔑地说道:“游客!”
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[VERB 动词]轻视;蔑视 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.
[be V-ed at]
[V at n]
[usu passive]
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。
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[VERB 动词]用鼻子吸入(胶毒等) If someone sniffs a substance such as glue, they deliberately breathe in the substance or the gases from it as a drug.
[V n]
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
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[N-SING 单数名词]嗅到;感觉到 If you get a sniff of something, you learn or guess that it might be happening or might be near.
[usu N of n]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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?
Then, at the first sniff of danger, he was back at his post.
然后,他一嗅到危险的气息,便马上回到自己的岗位。
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[N-SING 单数名词]一丝;一点儿 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.
[usu a N of]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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。
相关词组:
sniff around
sniff out
sniff round
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sniff/snɪf; NAmEsnɪf/
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sniffsniffssniffedsniffingverb1[intransitive ]to breathe air in through your nose in a way that makes a sound, especially when you are crying, have a cold, etc. 抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气)◆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。2[transitive , intransitive ]to breathe air in through the nose in order to discover or enjoy the smell of sth (吸着气)嗅,闻SYN
smell
sniffsth ◆sniffing the fresh morning air吸着早晨的新鲜空气◆to sniff glue吸胶毒sniff(at sth) ◆The dog sniffed at my shoes.那条狗嗅我的鞋。☞see also
glue-sniffing
3[transitive , intransitive ]+ speech|sniff(sth) to say sth in a complaining or disapproving way 抱怨;不以为然地说◆‘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。IDIOMnot to be ˈsniffed at( informal) good enough to be accepted or considered seriously 值得认真对待;不可轻视◆In those days, $20 was not a sum to be sniffed at.那时候,20 元不能不当回事。PHRASAL VERBSˌsniff aˈround/ˈround( informal) to try to find out information about sb/sth, especially secret information 探查,打探,访查(秘密信息)◆We don't want journalists sniffing around.我们不需要四处打探的记者。ˈsniff around/round sb[no passive ]( especially BrE) to try to get sb as a lover, employee, etc. 追求,寻求聘用(某人)◆Hollywood agents have been sniffing around him.一些好莱坞的经纪人一直追着想签下他。ˈsniff at sthto show no interest in or respect for sth 对…嗤之以鼻(或不屑一顾)ˌsniff sb/sth↔ˈout1to discover or find sb/sth by using your sense of smell 嗅出◆The dogs are trained to sniff out drugs.这些狗是经过训练的嗅毒犬。2( informal) to discover or find sb/sth by looking 看出;觉察出◆Journalists are good at sniffing out a scandal.做记者的善于发现丑闻。noun1[countable ]an act or the sound of sniffing吸气(声);抽鼻子(声);嗅;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。2[singular ]sniffof sth an idea of what sth is like or that sth is going to happen 感觉;察觉◆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。3[singular ]sniffof sth a small chance of sth 微小的可能性◆She didn't get even a sniff at a medal.她根本不可能拿到奖牌。IDIOMhave a (good) ˌsniff aˈroundto examine a place carefully 仔细检查(某处)sniff/snɪf; NAmEsnɪf/
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sniffsniff1 /snɪf/ ●●○ verb
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1[intransitive] to breathe air into your nose noisily, for example when you are crying or have a cold: Margaret sniffed miserably and nodded. Stop sniffing and blow your nose.2[intransitive, transitive] to breathe air in through your nose in order to smell something: He opened the milk and sniffed it.sniff at The dog was sniffing at the carpet.3[transitive] to say something in a way that shows you think something is not good enough: ‘Is that all?’ she sniffed.4[transitive] to take a harmful drug by breathing it up your nose → snort: kids who sniff gluesniff at phrasal verb1something is not to be sniffed at spoken used to say that something is good enough to be accepted or considered seriously: An 8% salary increase is not to be sniffed at.2to refuse something in a proud way, or behave as if something is not good enough for you: He sniffed at my choice of restaurants and suggested his own favorite.sniff out phrasal verb1to discover or find something by its smell: A customs officer came round with a dog to sniff out drugs.2informal to find out or discover something: Vic’s been trying to sniff out where you went last night.
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sniffsniff2 noun [countable]
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1when 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: a sniff of disapproval She gave a loud sniff.2British English informal a small amount or sign of somethingSYN hintsniff of He got us into this mess, and then left at the first sniff of trouble!3have a sniff around/round British English informal to examine a place carefully4not get a sniff of something British English informal to not have any chance of getting something or being successful: He never even got a sniff of the target.
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