| 词汇 | sniffed |
| 释义 | sniffed past simple and past participle ofsniff sniff verb uk /snɪf/ us /snɪf/ C2[ I or T ] to smell something by taking air in through your nose: 嗅，闻 He sniffed his socks to see if they needed washing.他嗅了嗅自己的袜子，看是否需要洗了。 Dogs love sniffing each other.狗喜欢相互嗅闻。 She sniffed at her glass of wine before tasting it.品尝那杯酒之前，她先闻了闻。 Dogs are sometimes used at airports to sniff out(= find by smelling) drugs in people's luggage.有时候，狗被用来在机场嗅查人们的行李中是否有毒品。 He was expelled from school for sniffing glue(= taking in the gas from glue because of the feelings of pleasure that this gives).他因吸食胶毒而被学校开除。 C2[ I ] to take air in quickly through your nose, usually to stop the liquid inside the nose from flowing out: 抽鼻子 You're sniffing a lot - do you have a cold?你不停地抽鼻子——你感冒了吗？ [ T ] to speak in an unpleasant way, showing that you have a low opinion of something: 嗤之以鼻地说，轻蔑地说 [ + speech ]"They didn't even serve wine at dinner!" she sniffed.“他们在正餐时间竟然没有供应酒水！”她轻蔑地说。 He sniffed the flowers. The dog sniffed around his feet. She sniffed the forkful and put it back on her plate. As she turned away I saw him sniff furtively under his arm.当她转身离开时，我看到他偷偷地在腋下嗅了嗅。 Could you blow your nose instead of sniffing? Smells & smelling acridly anosmic bergamot deodorize deodorizing fragrant fullness fusty malodorous minging niff olfactory nerve orangey petrichor piny pungency smelly sniff stagnant stink You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Colds & flu Showing arrogance and conceit Phrasal verbssniff at something sniff something/someone out sniff something out Examples of sniffedsniffed 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,' ' sniffed one college head. The problem with putting in an additive is that an enormous variety of solvents can be sniffed for kicks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In cases involving the most flagrant selling of glue to children, knowing that it will be sniffed, the police may well get a conviction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even today such a sum is not to be sniffed at, despite all the inflation of the past years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now they will eat it before they have properly sniffed it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not something to be sniffed at. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are already available alternatives to many solvent-based products, which cannot be sniffed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Substances that can be sniffed for 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They can either be sniffed directly 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They can be sniffed directly 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It abstained for the past two years because it sniffed an election coming. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We expect it to yield savings of more than £12 million in a full year, and that is not to be sniffed at. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is sniffed at when it requests investment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one talks to teachers, one hears that they have had a major problem with children who have sniffed rubbers continually through lessons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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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