sniff out

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения обнаружения или выявления чего-либо, часто путем тщательного поиска или расследования.

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

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Discover by smellinformal

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

   Вынюхать

   • 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.

   Synonymsnose outscentsmell out

2. Discover or uncoverinformal

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

   Вынюхать

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

   Synonymsdetectdiscoverexposeferret outnose outroot outuncoverunearth

Base verbsniff