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词汇 sniff-out
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sniff something/someone out


phrasal verb with sniffverbuk /snɪf/ us /snɪf/
mainly US(UK usuallysmell something/someone out)
to discover where something or someone is by smelling: 闻出,嗅出
At customs, dogs are used to sniff out drugs in passengers' luggage.在海关,狗被用来嗅查乘客行李中的毒品。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Smells & smelling
acridly
anosmic
bergamot
deodorize
deodorizing
fragrant
fullness
malodorous
minging
niff
olfactory nerve
orangey
petrichor
piny
pungency
redolent
scented
smelly
sniff
stink

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Finding and discovering

sniff something out


phrasal verb with sniffverbuk /snɪf/ us /snɪf/
to search for and discover something: 发现;搜寻出
Her job is to go round the big fashion shows sniffing out talent for a modelling agency.她的工作就是观看大型时装展示会,为模特经纪公司发现人才。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Finding and discovering
ascertain
break (fresh/new) groundidiom
breakthrough
bring something to lightidiom
catch someone red-handedidiom
flush someone/something out
fossick
found
geocache
geocaching
homing
pinpoint
plumb
rake something out
red-handed
rediscover
rediscovery
refind
sniff
suss

sniff out something | American Dictionary


sniff out something


phrasal verb with sniffverb[ I/T ]us/snɪf/
to discover something, usually only after a special effort:
Professors are always trying to sniff out plagiarized term papers.
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