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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

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。
  • 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;
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • He lives to sniff out stuff like this.
    他一生都是干这行的。
  • 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。
  • Others admire the flexibility of mid-market houses and their ability to sniff out deals of which others are not aware.
    还有些人则赞赏中型市场基金的灵活性及其发掘别人没有注意到的交易的能力。
  • Kai Wang and her friends like to sniff out the latest regional Chinese restaurants: a tiny cafe in east London specialising in food from China's north-east, or one near London Bridge serving numbing and hot crayfish.
    王凯(音译)和她的朋友们乐于发觉最新的中国地方菜餐馆:一家位于伦敦东部专营中国西北菜的小餐馆,或是一家位于伦敦桥旁的餐馆提供「麻辣小龙虾」。
  • To that end, read on for two questions you can ask in future interviews that will help you sniff out the perfect people to add to your team.
    综上所述,在未来的面试中,你可以提出下面这两个问题来帮助你找到合适的团队成员。