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.- ...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 - ...those who like sniffing out bargains.
喜欢淘便宜货的人
- ...journalists who are trained to sniff out sensation or scandal.
- 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.- 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。
- A police dog, trained to sniff out explosives, found evidence of a bomb in the apartment.
英英释义
verb
- recognize or detect by or as if by smelling
- He can smell out trouble
双语例句
- He's always been a self-starter, someone who sniff out an untapped market and goes for it successfully.
他工作主动，善于觉察未开发的市场并且成功地把握住它。 - 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。 - They wanted to sniff out the changes ahead of time and scurry into action, rather than get hemmed in and be left behind.
他们都想提前嗅出变化的味道，并且赶快投入行动，而不再是落在后头哼哼不停。 - 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。 - The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding-place.
警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。 - 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。 - 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炸弹和遭到污染的食物，用途非常广泛。 - He lives to sniff out stuff like this.
他一生都是干这行的。 - 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 also make ideal guide dogs and work with police to sniff out explosives or drugs.
们也是理想的导盲犬，还可跟警方合作嗅出爆裂物或毒品。