贰靶汉英词典

sniff

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [snɪf]
  • 美式音标 [snɪf]
  • 国际音标 [snif]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vi. 嗅；嗤之以鼻
  • vt. 嗅；闻；用力吸；发觉
  • n. 吸，闻；嗤之以鼻；气味；以鼻吸气；吸气声

词根记忆

  • 站在悬崖(cliff)上嗅(sniff)到了危险的气息
  • 和snuff(vi.用鼻子吸)一起记

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    sniffy：嗤之以鼻的；自命不凡的；微臭的。
  • n性质的同根词
    sniffer：嗅探器；嗅探犬；以鼻吸毒者。

用法辨析

    v. (动词)

  • sniff的基本意思是“闻,嗅”,指将鼻子贴近某人或某物,通过嗅觉器官来对其进行判断,可以表示“嗅”的动作,也可以表示“嗅出”的结果。引申可指“喘粗气”“觉察到”。
  • sniff可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,后接名词或代词作宾语,有时还可以接以形容词充当补足语的复合宾语。
  • sniff可以引出直接引语,意思是“哼了一声说道”。

英汉例句

    用作动词 (v.)

    用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

  • She lifted the lids and sniffed appreciably.
    她掀开盖子高兴地闻了闻。

    • 用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

  • The dog is sniffing the man.
    这只狗正在闻那个人。

    • 引出直接引语

  • “I expected something rather nicer,” she sniffed.
    她鼻子里哼了一下说道:“我希望的是更好的东西。”

    • 用作宾补动词: S+～+ n./pron. + adj.

  • I can sniff something burning.
    我闻到有什么东西烧焦的味儿。

词组短语

    用作动词 (v.)

    ～+名词

  • sniff clothes 闻衣服
  • sniff flower 闻花
  • sniff medicine 闻药
  • sniff perfume 闻香水
  • sniff danger 觉察到了危险

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • to smell something by taking air in through your nose
  • a quick breath in through the nose to smell something, or to stop liquid in the nose from coming out

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • When you sniff, you breathe in air through your nose hard enough to make a sound, for example, when you are trying not to cry, or in order to show disapproval.
  • Sniff is also a noun.
  • If you sniff something or sniff at it, you smell it by sniffing.
  • You can use sniff to indicate that someone says something in a way that shows their disapproval or contempt.
  • If you say that something is not to be sniffed at, you think it is very good or worth having. If someone sniffs at something, they do not think it is good enough, or they express their contempt for it.
  • If someone sniffs a substance such as glue, they deliberately breathe in the substance or the gases from it as a drug.

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