sniff /ˈsnɪf/
以鼻吸氣,嗅,吸入的東西(vi.)嗅,蔑視,嗤之以鼻(vt.)聞,發覺,用力吸
Sniff v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sniffed or Snift; p. pr. & vb. n. Sniffing.] To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt.
So ye grow squeamish, gods, and sniff at heaven. --M. Arnold.
Sniff, v. t.
1. To draw in with the breath through the nose; as, to sniff the air of the country.
2. To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger.
Sniff, n. The act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing; as, a sniff of air.
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sniff
n : sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose [syn: snuff]
v 1: perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume"
[syn: whiff]
2: inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was
sniffling in the back row" [syn: sniffle]