单词 | sniff |
释义 | sniff —sniffingly, adv. /snif/, v.i. 1. to draw air through the nose in short, audible inhalations. 2. to clear the nose by so doing; sniffle. 3. to smell by short inhalations. 4. to show disdain, contempt, etc., by or as by sniffing. v.t. 5. to perceive by or as by smelling: to sniff a scandal. 6. to inhale through the nose: to sniff the air. n. 7. an act of sniffing; a single, short, audible inhalation. 8. the sound made by such an act. 9. a scent or odor perceived: a sniff of perfume. [1300-50; ME; back formation from SNIVEL] |
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