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

• recognize or detect by or as if by smelling
  1. He can smell out trouble
  Synonym:scent outsmell outnose out

双语例句

• It's his job to sniff out abuses of power.
  他的职责就是查究滥用权力的行为。
• The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding-place.
  警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。
• The police were determined to sniff out the ringleaders.
  警方决心要找到匪首。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They may also pull the old wolf-in-sheep's clothing trick by cloaking themselves in the ants'chemical scent, a possibility the scientists are trying to sniff out.
  他们也可以拉在旧狼披着羊皮的把戏隐藏在蚂蚁的化学气味自己的可能性，科学家们正试图嗅出。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。