英语词汇“sniff out”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

sniff out

释义

Idiom

sniff someone or something out

Theme: SEARCHING

to locate someone or something.

I'll see if I can sniff out the correct stylus for your stereo.Billy was lost, but by looking around, we were able to sniff him out.

Idiom

sniff outsniff out (someone/something)

to discover someone or something, usually only after a special effort.

Part of their job is to sniff out talented new writers.The FBI knew they had a double agent in their midst, but it took years to sniff him out.

Phr V

sniff out

sniffs, sniffing, sniffed

sniff out sth or sniff sth out

if a dog used by the police or army sniffs out hidden drugs or explosives, it finds them by smelling them

Customs officers used dogs to sniff out the drugs which were hidden in the truck.

sniff out sth/sb or sniff sth/sb out

informal to discover information about something, or to find something or someone after searching for them

He's been trying to sniff out what we've been doing.She goes round the big fashion shows, sniffing out talent for a modelling agency.

phrasesniff out1. sniff out sth • sniff sth out to find something after searching for it, especially to find out information about something that other people want kept secret, or to find something that may be useful or valuable: Journalists are trained to sniff out a good story. She had a talent for sniffing out bargains.■ SIMILAR TO: nose out2. sniff out sth • sniff sth out if a dog sniffs out something, for example hidden drugs or explosives, the dog finds it using its sense of smell: A police dog sniffed out over 400 pounds of cocaine in a camper van on the Mexican border.

sniff out

1. Literally, to locate someone or something using one's sense of smell. Almost exclusively said of dogs. A noun or pronoun can be used between "sniff" and "out." We've sent a pack of dogs to sniff the fugitive out. The police use specially trained dogs to sniff out drugs and bombs.

2. By extension, to uncover, reveal, or expose someone or something through some form of investigation. A noun or pronoun can be used between "sniff" and "out." If the company is up to anything fishy, the auditor will sniff it out. Our lead investigative journalist sniffed out the politician leaking information to foreign intelligence agents.

sniff someone or something out

to locate someone or something by sniffing or as if by sniffing. The dog sniffed the intruder out and the police captured him. The dog sniffed out the mole in the lawn.

sniff out

Uncover, as If there's anything to that rumor, Gladys will sniff it out. This expression alludes to an animal sniffing for prey. [First half of 1900s]

sniff out

To perceive or detect someone or something by or as if by sniffing: The dogs sniffed out the trail through the snow. The detectives sniffed the plot out and arrested the criminals.

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