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sniff out

英 [snɪf aʊt]

美 [snɪf aʊt]

发现; 找到; (狗)嗅找(炸药、毒品等)

柯林斯词典

  • PHRASAL VERB 发现;找到
    If yousniff outsomething, you discover it after some searching.
    1. ...journalists who are trained to sniff out sensation or scandal.
      训练有素、能够敏锐地嗅出爆炸性新闻或丑闻的记者
    2. ...those who like sniffing out bargains.
      喜欢淘便宜货的人
  • PHRASAL VERB (狗)嗅找(炸药、毒品等)
    When a dog used by a group such as the policesniffs outhidden explosives or drugs, it finds them using its sense of smell.
    1. 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***的痕迹。

英英释义

verb

双语例句

  • 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。
  • Others admire the flexibility of mid-market houses and their ability to sniff out deals of which others are not aware.
    还有些人则赞赏中型市场基金的灵活性及其发掘别人没有注意到的交易的能力。
  • A few groups even trained dogs to sniff out the goods.
    少数人甚至训练狗来闻出那些食物。
  • I can lie low there, maybe sniff out a job when things quiet down.
    我可以在那儿暂避风头,事情平息后找个工作。
  • Dogs are used to sniff out unlawful drugs which travelers are carrying.
    狗被用来闻出旅行者非法携带的毒品。
  • An electronic nose that could sniff out explosives and food contaminants, could be hugely useful.
    它的最新产品电子鼻能识别***和遭到污染的食物,用途非常广泛。
  • MOSCOW ( Reuters)-Russian police battling fish smugglers have deployed a cat to sniff out contraband, including Caspian Sea sturgeon, the fish that produce Russia's world-famous caviar.
    莫斯科(路透社)目前,正与鱼走私者进行斗争的俄罗斯警方配备了一只猫,来嗅出违禁品,其中包括里海鲟鱼,这种鱼可用来制造驰名世界的俄罗斯鱼子酱。
  • It's his job to sniff out abuses of power.
    他的职责就是查究滥用权力的行为。
  • Ask around to sniff out potential mentors, or contact associations in your chosen field;
    四处询问一下来找出潜在的、在你所选择领域中的导师或关系协会;
  • They may also pull the old wolf-in-sheep's clothing trick by cloaking themselves in the ants'chemical scent, a possibility the scientists are trying to sniff out.
    他们也可以拉在旧狼披着羊皮的把戏隐藏在蚂蚁的化学气味自己的可能性,科学家们正试图嗅出。