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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炸弹的痕迹。

英英释义

verb

双语例句

  • B: I bet my broker could sniff out some good ones for you.
    我相信我的股票经纪人会帮你找出一些好股票。
  • 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。
  • The enzyme may also help break down pheromones, adding to evidence that an ability to sniff out rivals can trigger aggressive behaviour.
    这种酶还可能有助于降解信息素,并且增加了有关发现对手的能力能够引发好斗行为理论的证据。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • Kai Wang and her friends like to sniff out the latest regional Chinese restaurants: a tiny cafe in east London specialising in food from China's north-east, or one near London Bridge serving numbing and hot crayfish.
    王凯(音译)和她的朋友们乐于发觉最新的中国地方菜餐馆:一家位于伦敦东部专营中国西北菜的小餐馆,或是一家位于伦敦桥旁的餐馆提供「麻辣小龙虾」。
  • 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。
  • To that end, read on for two questions you can ask in future interviews that will help you sniff out the perfect people to add to your team.
    综上所述,在未来的面试中,你可以提出下面这两个问题来帮助你找到合适的团队成员。
  • 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。