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***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
- 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」。 - 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； - 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。 - The job for Lucky and Flo will be to sniff out optical discs in luggage or other containers, and stop the discs from getting to manufacturing plants where they can be reproduced.
猎犬拉基和弗洛的工作是嗅出隐藏在行李箱和其他容器中的光碟，防止这些光碟被带到加工厂去复制。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - They may also pull the old wolf-in-sheep's clothing trick by cloaking themselves in the ants'chemical scent, a possibility the scientists are trying to sniff out.
他们也可以拉在旧狼披着羊皮的把戏隐藏在蚂蚁的化学气味自己的可能性，科学家们正试图嗅出。 - 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。