sniff /snɪf/ CET6 TEM4 ( sniffing, sniffed, sniffs )

• 1. 

  V-I When you sniff, you breathe in air through your nose hard enough to make a sound, for example, when you are trying not to cry, or in order to show disapproval. 抽鼻子 (用来忍住哭声或表示不赞同)

  例：

  She wiped her face and sniffed loudly.

  她擦擦脸，大声地抽着鼻子。

  例：

  Then he sniffed. There was a smell of burning.

  然后他抽了抽鼻子。空气里有一股烧焦的味道。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Sniff is also a noun. 抽鼻子声

  例：

  At last the sobs ceased, to be replaced by sniffs.

  最后呜咽声终于停止了，取而代之的是抽鼻子的声音。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I If you sniff something or sniff at it, you smell it by sniffing. (吸着气) 闻

  例：

  Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air.

  突然他停下来，嗅了嗅空气中的味道。

• 4. 

  V-T You can use sniff to indicate that someone says something in a way that shows their disapproval or contempt. 嗤之以鼻地说

  例：

  "Tourists!" she sniffed.

  “观光客！”她鄙夷地说。

• 5. 

  V-T/V-I If you say that something is not to be sniffed at, you think it is very good or worth having. If someone sniffs at something, they do not think it is good enough, or they express their contempt for it. 轻视 [usu passive, usu with brd-neg]

  例：

  The salary was not to be sniffed at either.

  当时的工资也是不容轻视的。

• 6. 

  V-T If someone sniffs a substance such as glue, they deliberately breathe in the substance or the gases from it as a drug. 用鼻子吸

  例：

  He felt light-headed, as if he'd sniffed glue.

  他觉得头晕，好像吸了胶毒一样。