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.- ...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 - ...those who like sniffing out bargains.
喜欢淘便宜货的人
- ...journalists who are trained to sniff out sensation or scandal.
- 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.- 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。
- A police dog, trained to sniff out explosives, found evidence of a bomb in the apartment.
英英释义
verb
- recognize or detect by or as if by smelling
- He can smell out trouble
双语例句
- An'electronic nose'has been developed that can sniff out cancer in patients'breath.
科学家发明了一种“电子鼻”,可以从患者的呼吸中嗅出癌症。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - He's always been a self-starter, someone who sniff out an untapped market and goes for it successfully.
他工作主动,善于觉察未开发的市场并且成功地把握住它。 - They also make ideal guide dogs and work with police to sniff out explosives or drugs.
们也是理想的导盲犬,还可跟警方合作嗅出爆裂物或毒品。 - While researchers have known for some time that dogs can sniff out the telltale signs of other forms of cancer, this is the first study that proves dogs can reliably smell this particular kind.
虽然研究人员已经知道狗可以闻出其他种类癌症的蛛丝马迹,而这却是首个证明狗能准确嗅闻出肺癌的研究。 - Instead, he owes his success as a monetary policymaker to his ability to sniff out threats to the economy and manipulate interest rates to dampen the dangers he perceives.
相反,作为一个货币政策制定者,格林斯潘的成功是由于他能够嗅出经济所面临的威胁,从而调控利率,消除他所感受到的危险。