sniff out ( sniffing, sniffed, sniffs )

• 1. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you sniff out something, you discover it after some searching. 找出 [非正式]

  例：

  ...journalists who are trained to sniff out scandal.

  …专门训练来找出丑闻的记者。

• 2. 

  PHRASAL VERB When a dog used by a group such as the police sniffs out hidden explosives or drugs, it finds them using its sense of smell. 嗅出 (爆炸物或毒品)

  例：

  ...a police dog trained to sniff out explosives.

  …一条受过训练能嗅出爆炸物的警犬。