sniff

🇺🇸 /snɪf/ 🇬🇧 /snɪf/
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verb
R

to breathe in through your nose with a sound, often when crying or sick

She gave a sniff to clear her stuffy nose.

她吸了一下鼻子来清理堵塞的鼻子。

R

to breathe in through your nose to smell something

The puppy will sniff anything new it finds.

小狗会闻它发现的任何新东西。

R

to say something in a way that shows disapproval or annoyance

He gave a sniff of disapproval when he saw the mess.

当他看到混乱时,他不满地哼了一声。

noun
R

the act or sound of breathing in through the nose

I heard a sniff from the other room.

我听到另一个房间传来吸鼻子的声音。

R

a hint or sign that something might happen

At the first sniff of danger, they ran away.

一察觉到危险的迹象,他们就跑开了。

R

a small chance or opportunity

He didn't get a sniff of winning the race.

他连赢得比赛的一丝机会都没有。

translation

v. 抽鼻子, 嗅, 嗤之以鼻地说
n. 吸气声, 迹象, 一丝机会

词形变化

3rd Present sniffs
Progressive sniffing
Past sniffed
Perfect sniffed
Plural sniffs