sniff

verb · noun · interjectionA2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

sniffs

V_ing/Gerund

sniffing

V_ed/pp

sniffed

1.
(ambitransitive)To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.
The dog sniffed around the park, searching for a nice scent.
I sniffed the meat to see whether it had gone off.
2.
(transitive)To say (something) while sniffing, such as in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt.
"He's never coming back, is he?" she sniffed while looking at a picture of him.
3.
(transitive)To perceive vaguely.
4.
(intransitive)To pry; to investigate in an interfering manner.
5.
To be dismissive or contemptuous of something; used with at.
This opportunity is not to be sniffed at.
6.
(computing) To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network.
packet sniffer
7.
(UK, slang)(slang, chiefly UK) To inhale drugs (usually cocaine) through the nose, usually in powder form.
Đồng nghĩa: snort

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

sniffs

1.
(countable)An instance of sniffing.
She gave the flowers a quick sniff to check they were real.
2.
(countable)A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose.
3.
(colloquial, countable)A brief perception, or tiny amount.
4.
(slang, uncountable)Cocaine.
5.
(countable, slang)A toddler or young child.

interjection

1.
A short inhalation sound, sometimes associated with crying.

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snort

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English sniffen, of origin.