The dog was sniffing at the lamppost. 那条狗在街灯柱旁嗅来嗅去。
They are training these dogs to sniff out drugs. 他们训练狗嗅出毒品来。
His generous offer is not to be sniffed at. 对他的慷慨厚意不可嗤之以鼻。
We shouldn't sniff at this opportunity--we any not get another like it. 我们不可小看这个机会--也许我们再也找不到这样的机会了。
I bet my broker could sniff out some good ones for you. 我相信我的股票经纪人会帮你找出一些好股票。
用作及物动词 (vt.)
Doves and wolves love to sniff puff enough to cough and sneeze. 鸽子和野狼喜欢嗅粉扑,嗅到咳嗽,打喷嚏。
Otherwise, a malicious eavesdropper on any router between your server and the end user can very easily sniff the sensitive information out of the network packets. 否则,恶意的监听者就可以在你的应用程序与最终用户之间的任何路由器上通过数据包探嗅到那些敏感的信息。
Jane sniffed the cool morning air. 简深深地吸入清凉的清晨空气。
The countess sniffed her disapproval. 女伯爵轻蔑地表示不赞同。
用作名词 (n.)
They are training these dogs to sniff out drugs. 他们训练狗嗅出毒品来。
This is of advertisers, will sniff out any value? 这对广告主而言,会嗅出什么价值呢?
He cleared his nose with a loud sniff. 他大声吸气清了清鼻子。
My mother gave a sniff of disapproval. 我母亲哼了一声,表示不同意。