sniff out

• فعل مركب يعني اكتشاف شيء أو كشفه، غالبًا بالبحث الدقيق أو التحري والتحقيق، أو تتبّع الأثر حتى الوصول إليه.

A phrasal verb used to indicate discovering or detecting something, often by searching or investigating carefully.

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1. Discover by smellinformal

   To detect or find something by using the sense of smell.

   اكتشف بالشم

   • The dog sniffed out the hidden drugs.
   • The police used a trained dog to sniff out explosives.
   • The hound sniffed out the rabbit's trail.

   المرادفاتnose outscentsmell out

2. Discover or uncoverinformal

   To find or discover something, especially something hidden or secret, through investigation.

   اكتشف

   • The journalist sniffed out the corruption scandal.
   • She sniffed out the truth behind the rumors.
   • The detective sniffed out the criminal's hideout.

   المرادفاتdetectdiscoverexposeferret outnose outroot outuncoverunearth

الفعل الأساسيsniff