sniff
sniff — 動詞
- sniffpresent simple I / you / we / they
- sniffshe / she / it
- sniffedpast simple
- sniffing-ing form
1. To draw air into your nose through short breaths in order to detect an odour or
嗅；聞
用鼻子吸入氣體來辨識氣味
To draw air into your nose through short breaths in order to detect an odour or discover where a smell is coming from.
Ravindra sniffed the fresh bread as soon as he walked into the kitchen.
Ravindra 一走進廚房就嗅了一下剛出爐的麵包。
The dog sniffed the ground around the tree for several minutes before moving on.
那隻狗在地上和樹周圍嗅了好幾分鐘才離開。
sniff + noun phrase (object being smelled)
Anya sniffed the milk carton to check whether it had gone sour.
Anya 聞了聞牛奶盒，確認有沒有酸掉。
Hugo bent down and sniffed at the flowers growing along the garden path.
Hugo 彎下腰，湊近花園小徑旁的花聞了聞。
sniff at + noun phrase for examining a smell
- sniff + bread/wine/cheese/flowers/air
- sniff at + food/perfume/surface
- sniff cautiously/suspiciously
- exhale
breathe out rather than in
文法句型
sniff + noun phrase (directly smell something)
sniff at + noun phrase (approach to smell)
常見錯誤
2. To breathe in sharply through the nose, often making a short sound that you can
吸鼻子
短促吸氣以清理鼻腔或防止鼻涕流出
To breathe in sharply through the nose, often making a short sound that you can hear, when you have a cold or to stop liquid from running out of your nose.
Reuben sniffed loudly after playing outside in the cold, then wiped his nose.
Reuben 在戶外冷天玩過以後大聲吸了一下鼻子，然後擦了擦鼻子。
intransitive sniff + adverb loudly
Nia sniffed a few times while waiting for her cold medicine to take effect.
Nia 吸了幾次鼻子，等著感冒藥開始發揮作用。
Little Ryo sniffed and rubbed his runny nose with the back of his hand.
小 Ryo 吸了吸鼻子，用手背擦了擦流不停的鼻涕。
Ziad sniffed, then reached for another tissue as his cold kept getting worse.
Ziad 吸了一下鼻子，然後又抽了一張衛生紙，因為感冒越來越嚴重了。
sniff as a symptom of a cold or allergy
- sniff loudly
- sniff quietly
- sniff repeatedly
- sniff + from a cold/allergy
- sniffle
sniff repeatedly and slightly wetly, usually from a cold or tears
文法句型
sniff (no direct object)
用法筆記
This sense is intransitive only — you do not sniff something in this meaning. Frequently appears in descriptions of someone who has a cold, has been crying, or is in cold weather.
常見錯誤
3. To express scorn, a lack of respect, or strong disapproval through one's tone —
嗤之以鼻
用輕蔑的語氣表達不屑或不滿
To express scorn, a lack of respect, or strong disapproval through one's tone — often by speaking with contempt about a person, an idea, or a suggestion.
When Felipe mentioned his plan, Hugo sniffed and said he had heard better ideas before.
Felipe 提起他的計畫時，Hugo 嗤之以鼻，說他聽過更好的點子。
'You call that art?' Allison sniffed, looking at the painting with obvious distaste.
「你管那個叫藝術？」Allison 嗤了一聲，看著那幅畫，滿臉嫌惡。
sniff + quoted speech expressing scorn
Hannah sniffed at the suggestion and told everyone it would never work in practice.
Hannah 對那項提議嗤之以鼻，告訴大家這個方案實際上根本行不通。
sniff at + noun phrase for disapproval
Pim sniffed when the manager described the new safety rules, clearly unimpressed by them.
Pim 聽完經理說明新的安全規則後嗤了一聲，顯然不以為然。
- sniff at + idea/plan/suggestion/offer
- sniff + that-clause
- sniff with disdain/contempt
- praise
express warm approval or admiration
文法句型
sniff at + noun phrase (express scorn about)
sniff + that-clause (say scornfully)
用法筆記
Often used with a that-clause or with quoted speech to report the scornful remark. The intransitive form 'sniff at + something' is more common than the transitive form with a clause.
常見錯誤
sniff around
phrasal verbTo try to find information about something, often secretly.
四處打探
The journalist sniffed around the politician's office.
Why are you sniffing around my computer?
sniff at
phrasal verbTo show that you do not respect or like something.
嗤之以鼻
Don't sniff at homemade food; it's often better.
He sniffed at the idea of working on weekends.
sniff out
phrasal verbTo discover or find something by looking or searching carefully.
嗅出
The dog sniffed out the hidden drugs.
Investigators sniffed out the corruption in the company.
sniff round
phrasal verbTo look around a place to find out information.
四處查看
The detective sniffed round the crime scene.
She sniffed round the old house for clues.
Something that is good enough to be considered or accepted.
不容小覷
A free trip to Paris is not to be sniffed at.
Her offer of help was not to be sneezed at.
sniff — 名詞
- sniffsingular
- sniffsplural
1. An act of taking air quickly into the nose through short breaths, performed for
嗅一下
用鼻子短促吸氣的行為
An act of taking air quickly into the nose through short breaths, performed for one of two purposes — detecting an odour or keeping the nasal passages clear.
Ravindra gave the cheese a long sniff before deciding to buy it.
Ravindra 把那塊起司拿起來長長地嗅了一下，才決定買下來。
One loud sniff from the back of the room made everyone turn around.
房間後面傳來一聲響亮的吸鼻子聲，大家都轉過頭去。
Anya took a quick sniff of her friend's new perfume and smiled with approval.
Anya 湊近朋友的新香水聞了一下，微笑著表示喜歡。
take a sniff of + noun phrase
The dog took one sniff of the delivery package and started wagging its tail excitedly.
那隻狗對著包裹嗅了一下，便開始興奮地搖尾巴。
- give + noun phrase + a sniff
- take a sniff (of)
- a quick/long/loud sniff
- sniffle
refers more to the repeated sound of sniffing, especially when someone is ill or upset
文法句型
a sniff
take a sniff
give something a sniff