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

• recognize or detect by or as if by smelling
  1. He can smell out trouble
  Synonym:scent outsmell outnose out

双语例句

• 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。
• They are training these dogs to sniff out drugs.
  他们训练狗嗅出毒品来。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• B: 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。