sniff是什么意思_sniff怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

sniff: sniff: see snuff
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.
sniff (n.): 1767, from sniff (v.); the scornful sense is from 1859.

词态变化

复数 sniffs;
第三人称单数 sniffs;
过去式 sniffed;
过去分词 sniffed;
现在分词 sniffing;

2. Take a sniff at everything and distinguish the good from the bad.: 对任何东西都要用鼻子嗅一嗅,鉴别其好坏.

3. Have a sniff of this medicine — It"smells revolting, doesn"t it?: 闻一下这种药——它有一种令人作呕的味道, 对吗 ?

4. But really, what harm could it possibly do to pop down there and just sniff around?: 不过说真的，马上赶到那里去打探一下情况会有什么坏处呢？

5. Highbrow critics sniff that the programme was "too sophisticated" to appeal to most viewers.: 品位高雅的批评家们轻蔑地表示，该节目“太深奥”，对多数观众没有吸引力。

inhale 吸入

smell 气味

breathe 呼吸

snuffle 抽鼻子

breath 呼吸

snort 喷鼻息作声

inhalation 吸入

scent 气味

nose 鼻子

whiff 一吹

sniffle 吸鼻涕

snuff 鼻烟

sniff at 蔑视,轻视;不理睬,瞧不起

sniff out 嗅出,闻到;查出,察觉到

sniff at sth 傲慢地拒绝

sniff test 【医】吸气试验(膈偏侧麻痹的一种X线检查法)

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1. sniffer(嗅探器) => sniff.
2. *sn- "something related to nose".