sniff
英[sn?f]
美[sn?f]
- vi. 嗅；嗤之以鼻
- vt. 嗅；聞；用力吸；發覺
- n. 吸，聞；嗤之以鼻；氣味；以鼻吸氣；吸氣聲
詞態變化
復數:?sniffs;第三人稱單數:?sniffs;過去式:?sniffed;過去分詞:?sniffed;現在分詞:?sniffing;
助記提示
1. sniffer(嗅探器) => sniff.
2. *sn- "something related to nose".
中文詞源
sniff 嗅，聞，抽鼻子
來自輔音叢 sn-,鼻子，聞，嗅，發鼻音，比較 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.
英文詞源
- sniff
- sniff: see snuff
- sniff (v.)
- mid-14c., of imitative origin; possibly related to snyvelen (see snivel). As an expression of scorn or contempt from 1729. As a synonym for smell (v.) it dates from 1845. In reference to cocaine from 1925. Related: Sniffed; sniffing.
- sniff (n.)
- 1767, from sniff (v.); the scornful sense is from 1859.
雙語例句
- 1. Have the Press got a sniff yet?
- 新聞界嗅到了一點消息沒有？
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Take a sniff at everything and distinguish the good from the bad.
- 對任何東西都要用鼻子嗅一嗅,鑒別其好壞.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. Have a sniff of this medicine — It'smells revolting, doesn't it?
- 聞一下這種藥——它有一種令人作嘔的味道, 對 嗎 ?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. But really, what harm could it possibly do to pop down there and just sniff around?
- 不過說真的，馬上趕到那里去打探一下情況會有什么壞處呢？
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Highbrow critics sniff that the programme was "too sophisticated" to appeal to most viewers.
- 品位高雅的批評家們輕蔑地表示，該節目“太深奧”，對多數觀眾沒有吸引力。
來自柯林斯例句