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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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炸弹和遭到污染的食物，用途非常广泛。 - 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。 - 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。 - While researchers have known for some time that dogs can sniff out the telltale signs of other forms of cancer, this is the first study that proves dogs can reliably smell this particular kind.
虽然研究人员已经知道狗可以闻出其他种类癌症的蛛丝马迹，而这却是首个证明狗能准确嗅闻出肺癌的研究。 - 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。 - 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。 - The police were determined to sniff out the ringleaders.
警方决心要找到匪首。