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
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - I can lie low there, maybe sniff out a job when things quiet down.
我可以在那儿暂避风头，事情平息后找个工作。 - He lives to sniff out stuff like this.
他一生都是干这行的。 - It's his job to sniff out abuses of power.
他的职责就是查究滥用权力的行为。 - Humans move much slower than computers, and are more likely to sniff out irregularities before they metastasize to unmanageable levels.
人类的速度比电脑慢很多，更有可能在不正常现象升级至难以掌控之前发现苗头。 - Mosquitoes can sniff out an attractive human dinner target from as far as 40 miles.
蚊子能从40英里之外嗅出合其口味的就餐目标。 - The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding-place.
警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。 - 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。