及物动词

不及物动词

名词

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.

2. 闻;嗅
If you sniff something or sniff at it, you smell it by sniffing.

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.

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.

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.

1. sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

Synonym: snuff