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.
  1. ...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
  2. ...those who like sniffing out bargains.
     喜欢淘便宜货的人
• 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.
  1. 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炸弹的痕迹。

英英释义

verb

• recognize or detect by or as if by smelling
  1. He can smell out trouble
  Synonym:scent outsmell outnose out

双语例句

• Dad doesn't let them go hungry, however& he hides food nearby, helping teach the pups to sniff out a snack.
  爸爸没有让他们挨饿，不过他躲进附近的食物，帮助教导幼狐嗅出一个小吃。
• That means those specially trained customs dogs can sniff out a professional blackjack player faster than they can spot a drug courier.
  就是说啊，这些杂种豢养的狗能比认毒贩子更快的认出21点职业赌家。
• 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。
• A few groups even trained dogs to sniff out the goods.
  少数人甚至训练狗来闻出那些食物。
• He's always been a self-starter, someone who sniff out an untapped market and goes for it successfully.
  他工作主动，善于觉察未开发的市场并且成功地把握住它。
• 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。
• They also make ideal guide dogs and work with police to sniff out explosives or drugs.
  们也是理想的导盲犬，还可跟警方合作嗅出爆裂物或毒品。
• 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。
• He lives to sniff out stuff like this.
  他一生都是干这行的。
• The police were determined to sniff out the ringleaders.
  警方决心要找到匪首。