sniff

🇺🇸 /snɪf/ 🇬🇧 /snɪf/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP10000CEFR-C2
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.

她吸了一下鼻子來清理堵塞的鼻子。

R

to breathe in through your nose to smell something

The puppy will sniff anything new it finds.

小狗會聞牠發現的任何新東西。

R

to say something in a way that shows disapproval or annoyance

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

當他看到混亂時,他不滿地哼了一聲。

noun
R

the act or sound of breathing in through the nose

I heard a sniff from the other room.

我聽到另一個房間傳來吸鼻子的聲音。

R

a hint or sign that something might happen

At the first sniff of danger, they ran away.

一察覺到危險的跡象,他們就跑開了。

R

a small chance or opportunity

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

他連贏得比賽的一絲機會都沒有。

translation

v. 抽鼻子, 嗅, 嗤之以鼻地說
n. 吸氣聲, 跡象, 一絲機會

詞形變化

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