| 词组 | sniff |
| 释义 | sniff [sniffed, sniffed, sniffing] sniff around/round 1. sniff around • sniff around sth usually progressive informal to try to find out information about someone or something, especially information that they want to hide: ▪ It won't be long before the tax office starts sniffing around. ▪ Of course she'll keep quiet. She won't want the police sniffing around her place. 2. sniff around sb • sniff around usually progressive BrE informal to show an eager interest in sb or sth when this is not wanted: ▪ Rich families didn't want people like him sniffing around their daughters. ▪ What is Psion doing sniffing around Amstrad? sniff at 1. not to be sniffed at spoken informal used to say that something is so good that you should definitely consider it: ▪ The price, however, is not to be sniffed at: $17.50! ■ SIMILAR TO: not to be sneezed at 2. sniff at sth to disapprove of something and think that it is not very good - use this when you disagree with people who think like this: ▪ The critics tended to sniff at his films, and dismiss them as being rather childish. ■ SIMILAR TO: turn your nose up at sth sniff out 1. sniff out sth • sniff sth out to find something after searching for it, especially to find out information about something that other people want kept secret, or to find something that may be useful or valuable: ▪ Journalists are trained to sniff out a good story. ▪ She had a talent for sniffing out bargains. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑nose out 2. sniff out sth • sniff sth out if a dog sniffs out something, for example hidden drugs or explosives, the dog finds it using its sense of smell: ▪ A police dog sniffed out over 400 pounds of cocaine in a camper van on the Mexican border. sniff round BrE ► see ↑sniff round |
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