sniff

verb

1. 抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）
   to breathe air in through your nose in a way that makes a sound, especially when you are crying, have a cold, etc.
   1. We all had colds and couldn't stop sniffing and sneezing.
      我们都感冒了，一个劲地抽鼻子，打喷嚏。
2. （吸着气）嗅，闻
   to breathe air in through the nose in order to discover or enjoy the smell of sth
   1. sniffing the fresh morning air
      吸着早晨的新鲜空气
   2. to sniff glue
      吸胶毒
   3. The dog sniffed at my shoes.
      那条狗嗅我的鞋。
3. 抱怨；不以为然地说
   to say sth in a complaining or disapproving way
   1. ‘It's hardly what I'd call elegant,’ she sniffed.
      “要我说，这很难称得上雅致。”她不以为然地说。

noun

1. 吸气（声）；抽鼻子（声）；嗅；闻
   an act or the sound of sniffing
   1. She took a deep sniff of the perfume.
      她使劲闻了闻香水。
   2. My mother gave a sniff of disapproval.
      我母亲哼了一声，表示不同意。
   3. His sobs soon turned to sniffs.
      不多时，他的呜咽变成了啜泣。
2. 感觉；察觉
   an idea of what sth is like or that sth is going to happen
   1. The sniff of power went to his head.
      权力在握的感觉使他得意忘形。
   2. They make threats but back down at the first sniff of trouble.
      他们起先气势汹汹，但一看情形不妙立刻软了下来。
3. 微小的可能性
   a small chance of sth
   1. She didn't get even a sniff at a medal.
      她根本不可能拿到奖牌。

1. VERB (忍住不哭或表示不赞成时)抽鼻子
   When you sniff, you breathe in air through your nose hard enough to make a sound, for example when you are trying not to cry, or in order to show disapproval.
   1. She wiped her face and sniffed loudly...
      她抹了一把脸，很响地抽着鼻子。
   2. Moira looked around and sniffed. 'This place badly needs a decorator.'...
      莫伊拉环顾四周，抽了抽鼻子。“这个地方太需要有人来装修一下了。”
   3. Then he sniffed. There was a smell of burning...
      然后他抽了抽鼻子，发觉有一股烧焦的味道。
   4. He sniffed back the tears.
      他抽着鼻子，把眼泪忍了下去。
   5. Sniff is also a noun.
      
   6. At last the sobs ceased, to be replaced by sniffs.
      最后，啜泣终于止住了，只剩下抽鼻子的声音。
2. VERB 闻;嗅
   If you sniff something or sniff at it, you smell it by sniffing.
   1. Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air...
      他突然停下来，闻了闻空气里的味道。
   2. She sniffed at it suspiciously.
      她怀疑地闻了闻。
3. VERB 嗤之以鼻地表示;轻蔑地说
   You can use sniff to indicate that someone says something in a way that shows their disapproval or contempt.
   1. 'Tourists!' she sniffed.
      她轻蔑地说道：“游客!”
4. VERB 轻视;蔑视
   If you say that something is not to be sniffed at, you think it is very good or worth having. If someone sniffs at something, they do not think it is good enough, or they express their contempt for it.
   1. The salary was not to be sniffed at either...
      这份工资也不容小觑。
   2. Foreign Office sources sniffed at reports that British troops might be sent.
      外交部消息人士对有可能派出英国军队的报道不屑一顾。
5. VERB 用鼻子吸入(胶毒等)
   If someone sniffs a substance such as glue, they deliberately breathe in the substance or the gases from it as a drug.
   1. He felt light-headed, as if he'd sniffed glue.
      他觉得晕乎乎的，好像吸了胶毒一样。
6. N-SING 嗅到;感觉到
   If you get a sniff of something, you learn or guess that it might be happening or might be near.
   1. You know what they'll be like if they get a sniff of a murder investigation...
      你知道如果他们嗅到马上会进行谋杀调查会怎么样。
   2. Have the Press got a sniff yet?...
      新闻界嗅到了一点消息没有？
   3. Then, at the first sniff of danger, he was back at his post.
      然后，他一嗅到危险的气息，便马上回到自己的岗位。
7. N-SING 一丝;一点儿
   If you say that someone has not had a sniff of something, you mean that they have not had even a small chance of getting it.
   1. Winterton has never had a sniff of a government job in his entire twenty-one years in parliament.
      在国会的整整21年里，温特顿没有得到过任何在政府里工作的机会。

1. 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。
2. She wiped her face and sniffed loudly
   她抹了一把脸，很响地抽着鼻子。
3. Moira looked around and sniffed. 'This place badly needs a decorator.'
   莫伊拉环顾四周，抽了抽鼻子。“这个地方太需要有人来装修一下了。”
4. Then he sniffed. There was a smell of burning
   然后他抽了抽鼻子，发觉有一股烧焦的味道。
5. He sniffed back the tears.
   他抽着鼻子，把眼泪忍了下去。
6. Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air
   他突然停下来，闻了闻空气里的味道。
7. She sniffed at it suspiciously.
   她怀疑地闻了闻。
8. 'Tourists!' she sniffed.
   她轻蔑地说道：“游客！”
9. The salary was not to be sniffed at either
   这份工资也不容小觑。
10. Foreign Office sources sniffed at reports that British troops might be sent.
    外交部消息人士对有可能派出英国军队的报道不屑一顾。
11. He felt light-headed, as if he'd sniffed glue.
    他觉得晕乎乎的，好像吸了胶毒一样。
12. You know what they'll be like if they get a sniff of a murder investigation
    你知道如果他们嗅到马上会进行谋杀调查会怎么样。
13. Have the Press got a sniff yet?
    新闻界嗅到了一点消息没有？
14. Then, at the first sniff of danger, he was back at his post.
    然后，他一嗅到危险的气息，便马上回到自己的岗位。
15. Winterton has never had a sniff of a government job in his entire twenty-one years in parliament.
    在国会的整整21年里，温特顿没有得到过任何在政府里工作的机会。
16. A police dog, trained to sniff out explosives, found evidence of a bomb in the apartment.
    一只训练有素、专门嗅找炸药的警犬在公寓里发现了炸弹的痕迹。
17. We should take a sniff at everything and distinguish the good from the bad.
    我们对任何东西都要用鼻子嗅一嗅，鉴别其好坏。
18. So eventually you know maybe you can sniff the right man out.
    所以最终你知道或许你可以闻出你的意中人。
19. I gave him a sniff of smelling salts to bring him round.
    我让他闻嗅盐，让他恢复知觉。
20. All you have to do is stay down there and sniff it and you can live forever.
    你只要呆在井里闻闻它，你就可以长生不老了。
21. Don't sniff at his effort. he's made great progress.
    不要看不起他的努力。他已经取得了很大的进步。
22. One meter sunshine, can you sniff the smell of sunshine?
    一米阳光，嗅到阳光的味道了吗？
23. He cleared his nose with a loud sniff.
    他大声吸气清了清鼻子。
24. She gave a loud sniff.
    她用力吸了一口气。
25. You knew this at the first sniff, though it was hard to say how.
    虽然，你说不出为什么，一闻就知道。
26. One sniff of his breath was enough to turn you off drink for good.
    闻一下他呼出的气息就足够使你永远不愿喝酒。
27. So I sniff around to see what's buried.
    所以我闻闻看埋的是什么。
28. An'electronic nose'has been developed that can sniff out cancer in patients'breath.
    科学家发明了一种“电子鼻”，可以从患者的呼吸中嗅出癌症。
29. I don't even want you to sniff the newcar smell.
    我甚至不想让你们闻新车的味道。
30. As she turned away I saw him sniff furtively under his arm.
    当她转身离开时，我看到他偷偷嗅了一下腋下。

sniff around/round

1. 探查，打探，访查（秘密信息）
   to try to find out information about sb/sth, especially secret information
   1. We all had colds and couldn't stop sniffing and sneezing.
      我们都感冒了，一个劲地抽鼻子，打喷嚏。

sniff around/round sb

1. 追求，寻求聘用（某人）
   to try to get sb as a lover, employee, etc.
   1. ‘It's hardly what I'd call elegant,’ she sniffed.
      “要我说，这很难称得上雅致。”她不以为然地说。

sniff at sth

1. 对…嗤之以鼻（或不屑一顾）
   to show no interest in or respect for sth
   1. She took a deep sniff of the perfume.
      她使劲闻了闻香水。
   2. My mother gave a sniff of disapproval.
      我母亲哼了一声，表示不同意。
   3. His sobs soon turned to sniffs.
      不多时，他的呜咽变成了啜泣。

sniff sb/sth↔out

1. 嗅出
   to discover or find sb/sth by using your sense of smell
   1. She didn't get even a sniff at a medal.
      她根本不可能拿到奖牌。
2. 看出；觉察出
   to discover or find sb/sth by looking

v.

not to be sniffed at

• 值得认真对待；不可轻视
  good enough to be accepted or considered seriously
  1. In those days, $20 was not a sum to be sniffed at.
     那时候，20元不能不当回事。

n.

have a (good) sniff around

• 仔细检查（某处）
  to examine a place carefully

noun

1. sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

   Synonym:    snuff

verb

1. inhale audibly through the nose
   1. the sick student was sniffling in the back row

   Synonym:    sniffle

2. perceive by inhaling through the nose
   1. sniff the perfume

   Synonym:    whiff