sniff out

• 动词短语，指通过仔细搜寻或调查发现、查出某事或某物，常含暗中打探的意味。

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

不可数 · 及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Discover by smellinformal

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

   闻出

   • 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.

   同义词nose outscentsmell out

2. Discover or uncoverinformal

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

   查明

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

   同义词detectdiscoverexposeferret outnose outroot outuncoverunearth

基本动词sniff