sniff

動詞

1. 1

   嗅、聞

   She sniffed the milk to see if it had gone bad.

   她聞了一下牛奶，看有沒有壞掉。

2. 2

   抽鼻子、吸鼻子

   He kept sniffing all through the meeting because of his cold.

   他感冒了，整場會議一直在抽鼻子。

3. 3

   嗤之以鼻、輕視、不屑常與 at 連用

   Critics sniffed at the film, but audiences loved it.

   影評人對這部片嗤之以鼻，觀眾卻很喜歡。

4. 4

   吸（毒品）、嗅吸

   Teenagers were caught sniffing glue behind the building.

   幾個青少年在大樓後面吸強力膠被抓到。

名詞

1. 1

   嗅、聞

   Take a sniff of this candle and tell me what you smell.

   你聞聞這根蠟燭，看看是什麼味道。

2. 2

   抽鼻子的聲音

   She gave a loud sniff and wiped her eyes.

   她大聲抽了一下鼻子，擦掉眼淚。

3. 3

   一點點、跡象口語，多用於否定句

   We never got a sniff of an apology from the company.

   我們從那家公司連一句道歉都沒得到。

片語動詞

1. 1

   查出、偵察出、嗅出

   Reporters quickly sniffed out the real reason for his resignation.

   記者很快就查出他辭職的真正原因。

片語

1. 1

   不可小看、相當不錯口語

   A ten percent discount is not to be sniffed at.

   打九折其實也不可小看。

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