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

• 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 job for Lucky and Flo will be to sniff out optical discs in luggage or other containers, and stop the discs from getting to manufacturing plants where they can be reproduced.
  猎犬拉基和弗洛的工作是嗅出隐藏在行李箱和其他容器中的光碟，防止这些光碟被带到加工厂去复制。
• I can lie low there, maybe sniff out a job when things quiet down.
  我可以在那儿暂避风头，事情平息后找个工作。
• 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。
• Dogs are used to sniff out unlawful drugs which travelers are carrying.
  狗被用来闻出旅行者非法携带的毒品。
• 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。
• 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。
• He lives to sniff out stuff like this.
  他一生都是干这行的。
• They are training these dogs to sniff out drugs.
  他们训练狗嗅出毒品来。
• 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。