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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

双语例句

  • They are training these dogs to sniff out drugs.
    他们训练狗嗅出毒品来。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • Instead, he owes his success as a monetary policymaker to his ability to sniff out threats to the economy and manipulate interest rates to dampen the dangers he perceives.
    相反,作为一个货币政策制定者,格林斯潘的成功是由于他能够嗅出经济所面临的威胁,从而调控利率,消除他所感受到的危险。
  • 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。
  • MOSCOW ( Reuters)-Russian police battling fish smugglers have deployed a cat to sniff out contraband, including Caspian Sea sturgeon, the fish that produce Russia's world-famous caviar.
    莫斯科(路透社)目前,正与鱼走私者进行斗争的俄罗斯警方配备了一只猫,来嗅出违禁品,其中包括里海鲟鱼,这种鱼可用来制造驰名世界的俄罗斯鱼子酱。
  • Ask around to sniff out potential mentors, or contact associations in your chosen field;
    四处询问一下来找出潜在的、在你所选择领域中的导师或关系协会;
  • The enzyme may also help break down pheromones, adding to evidence that an ability to sniff out rivals can trigger aggressive behaviour.
    这种酶还可能有助于降解信息素,并且增加了有关发现对手的能力能够引发好斗行为理论的证据。
  • 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。