及物动词嗅; 发现; 鄙视地说; 深深吸入; 忿忿不平地说
不及物动词鄙视; 嗅，闻; 呼哧地吸气; 寻找，好奇地查看
名词吸气，擤鼻声; 一股气味
及物动词
1. He sniffed the fresh morning air.
他吸进早晨的新鲜空气。
不及物动词
1. My roommate sniffed at my idea of becoming an artist.
我的室友对我要当艺术家的想法嗤之以鼻。
2. They all had colds and were sniffing and sneezing.
他们都伤风了，呼呼喘气而且打喷嚏。
名词
1. sniff的解释
1. Take a sniff at everything and distinguish the good from the bad.
对任何东西都要用鼻子嗅一嗅，鉴别其好坏。
1. 闻：1)观看(see)观看酒的颜色是否有光泽清澈;2)旋动(swirl)旋动使空气进入酒中,可以使红酒的单宁变得更柔和;3)闻(sniff)闻酒香是否和谐或者有难闻的气味;4)细尝(sip)把酒吸入口中,鉴别酒在口腔中的味道;5)品尝(savor)品尝口中的酒是否柔顺,
2.
2. (吸气)：/snicker (窃笑) | /sniff (吸气) | /snub (责骂)
1. (忍住不哭或表示不赞成时)抽鼻子
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.
e.g. She wiped her face and sniffed loudly...
她抹了一把脸，很响地抽着鼻子。
e.g. Moira looked around and sniffed. 'This place badly needs a decorator.'...
莫伊拉环顾四周，抽了抽鼻子。“这个地方太需要有人来装修一下了。”
2. 闻;嗅
If you sniff something or sniff at it, you smell it by sniffing.
e.g. Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air...
他突然停下来，闻了闻空气里的味道。
e.g. She sniffed at it suspiciously.
她怀疑地闻了闻。
3. 嗤之以鼻地表示;轻蔑地说
You can use sniff to indicate that someone says something in a way that shows their disapproval or contempt.
sniff
e.g. 'Tourists!' she sniffed.
她轻蔑地说道：“游客!”
4. 轻视;蔑视
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.
e.g. The salary was not to be sniffed at either...
这份工资也不容小觑。
e.g. Foreign Office sources sniffed at reports that British troops might be sent.
外交部消息人士对有可能派出英国军队的报道不屑一顾。
5. 用鼻子吸入(胶毒等)
If someone sniffs a substance such as glue, they deliberately breathe in the substance or the gases from it as a drug.
e.g. He felt light-headed, as if he'd sniffed glue.
他觉得晕乎乎的，好像吸了胶毒一样。
1. (忍住不哭或表示不赞成时)抽鼻子
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.
e.g. She wiped her face and sniffed loudly...
她抹了一把脸，很响地抽着鼻子。
e.g. Moira looked around and sniffed. 'This place badly needs a decorator.'...
莫伊拉环顾四周，抽了抽鼻子。“这个地方太需要有人来装修一下了。”
2. 闻;嗅
If you sniff something or sniff at it, you smell it by sniffing.
e.g. Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air...
他突然停下来，闻了闻空气里的味道。
e.g. She sniffed at it suspiciously.
她怀疑地闻了闻。
3. 嗤之以鼻地表示;轻蔑地说
You can use sniff to indicate that someone says something in a way that shows their disapproval or contempt.
sniff
e.g. 'Tourists!' she sniffed.
她轻蔑地说道：“游客!”
4. 轻视;蔑视
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.
e.g. The salary was not to be sniffed at either...
这份工资也不容小觑。
e.g. Foreign Office sources sniffed at reports that British troops might be sent.
外交部消息人士对有可能派出英国军队的报道不屑一顾。
5. 用鼻子吸入(胶毒等)
If someone sniffs a substance such as glue, they deliberately breathe in the substance or the gases from it as a drug.
e.g. He felt light-headed, as if he'd sniffed glue.
他觉得晕乎乎的，好像吸了胶毒一样。