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***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

• The police were determined to sniff out the ringleaders.
  警方决心要找到匪首。
• 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'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。
• The job for Lucky and Flo will be to sniff out optical discs in luggage or other containers, and stop the discs from getting to manufacturing plants where they can be reproduced.
  猎犬拉基和弗洛的工作是嗅出隐藏在行李箱和其他容器中的光碟，防止这些光碟被带到加工厂去复制。
• They wanted to sniff out the changes ahead of time and scurry into action, rather than get hemmed in and be left behind.
  他们都想提前嗅出变化的味道，并且赶快投入行动，而不再是落在后头哼哼不停。
• Dogs are used to sniff out unlawful drugs which travelers are carrying.
  狗被用来闻出旅行者非法携带的毒品。
• 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 are training these dogs to sniff out drugs.
  他们训练狗嗅出毒品来。
• An electronic nose that could sniff out explosives and food contaminants, could be hugely useful.
  它的最新产品电子鼻能识别***和遭到污染的食物，用途非常广泛。
• 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。