音标:[snif] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
n. 以鼻吸气, 嗅, 气息
vi. 嗅, 蔑视, 嗤之以鼻
vt. 闻, 用力吸, 发觉
n. sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
v. perceive by inhaling through the nose
v. inhale audibly through the nose
词型变化:过去式 : sniffed ; 现在分词 : sniffing ; 过去分词 : sniffed ; 第三人称单数 : sniffs ; 名词复数形式 : sniffs
考试类型:[高考/六级/考研/托福]
词性分布:
动词89%
名词11%

sniff的用法和样例:

例句

用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. The dog was sniffing at the lamppost.那条狗在街灯柱旁嗅来嗅去。
  2. They are training these dogs to sniff out drugs.他们训练狗嗅出毒品来。
  3. His generous offer is not to be sniffed at.对他的慷慨厚意不可嗤之以鼻。
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Jane sniffed the cool morning air.简深深地吸入清凉的清晨空气。
  4. The countess sniffed her disapproval.女伯爵轻蔑地表示不赞同。
用作名词(n.)
  1. They are training these dogs to sniff out drugs.他们训练狗嗅出毒品来。
  2. This is of advertisers, will sniff out any value?这对广告主而言,会嗅出什么价值呢?
  3. He cleared his nose with a loud sniff.他大声吸气清了清鼻子。
  4. My mother gave a sniff of disapproval.我母亲哼了一声,表示不同意。
  5. Do you want a sniff of powder?您想闻闻火药味吗?

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
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。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
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 guessingsniff 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 breathssniff 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。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • sniff clothes闻衣服
  • sniff flower闻花
  • sniff medicine闻药
  • sniff perfume闻香水
  • sniff danger觉察到了危险
  • sniff plot觉察到了阴谋
~+副词
  • sniff appreciably高兴地闻了闻
  • sniff greedily贪婪地闻
  • sniff instinctively本能地闻了闻
  • sniff suspiciously疑惑地闻
  • sniff around四处察看
  • sniff out嗅出
  • sniff up吸入
~+介词
  • sniff at嗅…

经典引文

  • 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
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