sniffed
past simple and past participle ofsniff
| 单词 | sniffed |
| 释义 | sniffed past simple and past participle ofsniff sniff verb uk/snɪf/us/snɪf/C2[IorT] tosmellsomething by takingairin throughyournose: He sniffed hissockstoseeif theyneededwashing. Dogslovesniffing each other. She sniffedatherglassofwinebeforetastingit. Dogs are sometimes used atairportsto sniffout(=findbysmelling)drugsin people'sluggage. He wasexpelledfromschoolfor sniffingglue(= taking in thegasfromgluebecause of thefeelingsofpleasurethat this gives). C2[I] to takeairinquicklythroughyournose, usually tostoptheliquidinside thenosefromflowingout: You're sniffing a lot - do you have acold? [T] tospeakin anunpleasantway,showingthat you have alowopinionof something: [+ speech]"They didn'tevenservewineatdinner!" she sniffed.
Smells & smelling
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Colds & flu Showing arrogance and conceit Phrasal verbssniff atsomething sniffsomething/someoneout sniffsomethingout Examplesofsniffedsniffed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I hardly think the subject warrants that,' 'sniffedone college head. From theCambridge English Corpus The problem with putting in an additive is that an enormous variety of solvents can besniffedfor kicks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would avail those who manufacture glues which aresniffedby people in and around my constituency with tragic results. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In cases involving the most flagrant selling of glue to children, knowing that it will besniffed, the police may well get a conviction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Even today such a sum is not to besniffedat, despite all the inflation of the past years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Now they will eat it before they have properlysniffedit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not something to besniffedat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are already available alternatives to many solvent-based products, which cannot besniffed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Substances that can besniffedfor one sort of kick or another are found in a wide variety of common household goods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They can either besniffeddirectly from their containers, mixed with drinks or, in the case of aerosols, sprayed directly into the mouth or nose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They can besniffeddirectly from a can, tin or bottle, or aerosols can be sprayed directly into the mouth or nose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It abstained for the past two years because itsniffedan election coming. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We expect it to yield savings of more than £12 million in a full year, and that is not to besniffedat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It issniffedat when it requests investment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The same would apparently be true of the many other products that can be "sniffed". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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