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
- 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。 - The police were determined to sniff out the ringleaders.
警方决心要找到匪首。 - 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。 - He lives to sniff out stuff like this.
他一生都是干这行的。 - 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。 - My heart is like a rabbit-like, so uneasy, feeling from the taste of coffee where you can sniff out an ambiguous atmosphere.
我的内心像小兔似的，如此忐忑不安，总觉得从咖啡的味道里可以嗅出暧昧的气息。 - Instead, he owes his success as a monetary policymaker to his ability to sniff out threats to the economy and manipulate interest rates to dampen the dangers he perceives.
相反，作为一个货币政策制定者，格林斯潘的成功是由于他能够嗅出经济所面临的威胁，从而调控利率，消除他所感受到的危险。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。