| 单词 | sniff around |
| 释义 | sniff around regional note: in BRIT, also use sniff about, sniff round 1. phrasal verb If a person is sniffing around, they are trying to find out information about something, especially information that someone else does not want known. [informal] But really, what harm could it possibly do to pop down there and just sniff around? [VERB PARTICLE] A couple of plain-clothes men had been sniffing round his apartment. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb [no passive] See full dictionary entry for sniff If a person or organization is sniffing around someone, they are trying to get them, for example as a lover, employee, or client. [informal] When I went away, I was convinced that other men would be sniffing round her. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The manager knows the big clubs have been sniffing around his star player. [VERB PARTICLE noun] |
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