英语词组smelled out是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

smell out

1. To locate someone or something using one's sense of smell. Almost exclusively said of dogs or other animals. A noun or pronoun can be used between "smell" and "out." The police use specially trained dogs to smell out criminals. After receiving a bomb threat at the stadium, search dogs were brought in to smell it out.

2. By extension, to uncover, reveal, or expose someone or something through some form of investigation. A noun or pronoun can be used between "smell" and "out." If the company is up to anything fishy, the auditor will smell it out. Our lead investigative journalist smelled out some major corruption between the senator and foreign investors.

smell (someone, something, or an animal) out

to locate someone, something, or an animal by smelling or as if by smelling. The dog smelled the crook out from the place in the alley where he was hiding. The dog smelled out the raccoon.

词组	smelled out
释义	(redirected from smelled out) smell out 1. To locate someone or something using one's sense of smell. Almost exclusively said of dogs or other animals. A noun or pronoun can be used between "smell" and "out." The police use specially trained dogs to smell out criminals. After receiving a bomb threat at the stadium, search dogs were brought in to smell it out. 2. By extension, to uncover, reveal, or expose someone or something through some form of investigation. A noun or pronoun can be used between "smell" and "out." If the company is up to anything fishy, the auditor will smell it out. Our lead investigative journalist smelled out some major corruption between the senator and foreign investors. smell (someone, something, or an animal) out to locate someone, something, or an animal by smelling or as if by smelling. The dog smelled the crook out from the place in the alley where he was hiding. The dog smelled out the raccoon.
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