sniff
US
UK sniff [sth] vtr: (smell [sth])
SC 闻 wén
TC 聞
TC 聞
SC 嗅 wén，xiù
TC 嗅
TC 嗅
Alice sniffed the bouquet of flowers.
爱丽丝闻了闻那束花。
sniff n: (quick smell)
SC 闻 wén
TC 聞
TC 聞
SC 嗅 wén，xiù
TC 嗅
TC 嗅
One sniff of the stew he was making convinced Carl that perhaps it would be a better idea to go out to eat.
闻了闻自己做的炖菜，卡尔立马确认还是去餐馆吃饭更好些。
sniff n: (inhalation to clear nose)
SC 吸鼻子
Jack had stopped crying and now only an occasional sniff could be heard coming from his direction.
sniff vi: (inhale to clear nose)
SC 吸鼻子
Tired of listening to Gerald sniff, Elizabeth offered him a tissue.
sniff [sth] vtr: (inhale through nose)
SC 通过鼻子吸入
SC 用鼻子吸进
Derek sniffed cocaine off the back of his hand.
sniff around vi phrasal: figurative (person: investigate [sth]) (人)
SC 四处探查
Lydia wasn't pleased when her neighbour told her some men had been sniffing around, asking questions about her.
sniff at [sth] vtr phrasal insep: figurative (show contempt)
SC 对…嗤之以鼻 duì … chī zhī yǐ bí
The fans sniffed at the choice of new manager for the club.
sniff [sth] out vtr phrasal sep: informal, figurative (detect)
SC 发觉 fā jué
TC 發覺
TC 發覺
SC 察觉到 fā jué ，chá jué dào
TC 察覺到
TC 察覺到
A good auditor can sniff out the problems an accountant has disguised.
sniff [sth] out vtr phrasal sep: (locate by smell)
SC 嗅出 xiù chū
The K9 corps really does a great job of sniffing out hidden drugs.
sniff around vi + adv: (dog: try to pick up scent) (狗)
SC 四处嗅嗅
The hounds were sniffing around, trying to find the fox's trail.
sniff at [sth] vi + prep: (smell)
SC 闻 wén
TC 聞
TC 聞
SC 嗅 wén，xiù
TC 嗅
TC 嗅
The dog was sniffing at the food cupboard, indicating he was hungry.