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炸弹的痕迹。
- 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