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sniff /snɪf/ ► SEE ALLsniff aroundsniff around sth/sbsniff at sth sniff sb/sth outsniff round, etc. ●ˌsniff aˈround●ˌsniff aˈround sth/sb (BrE also ˌsniff ˈround, ˌsniff ˈround sth/sb) (informal) to go somewhere to try to find secret information about sth/sb or to look for a particular person or thing 探查；打探；访查◆The studio was sniffing around for new talent.
电影公司在四处物色新秀。◆It won’t be long before the press come sniffing around the club.
记者很快就会到这个俱乐部访查的。[v + adv] [v + prep]●ˈsniff at sth (informal) to show a lack of interest in or respect for sth 对…嗤之以鼻；对…不屑一顾◆At first he sniffed at her foreign ways.
起初他对她的洋做派不以为然。[v + prep]
 ●not to be ˈsniffed at (informal) good enough to be accepted or considered seriously 值得认真对待；不可对…等闲视之◆Her achievement is not to be sniffed at.
她的成绩不可小看。●ˌsniff sb/sth ˈout1. (especially of dogs 尤指狗) to find sb/sth by smelling 凭嗅觉找到；嗅出；闻出◆These dogs can sniff out explosives.
这些犬能嗅出炸药。SYN smell sb/sth out2. (informal) to find information about sb/sth 觉察；找到；发现◆journalists trained to sniff out a scandal
对挖掘丑闻训练有素的记者◆They’re quick to sniff out a deception.
他们善于识破骗局。SYN nose sth out[v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + adv]●ˌsniff ˈround, etc. (BrE) ➡ sniff around, etc. |