sniff

中文： 嗅、闻

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

He/she/it sniffs · 过去式 sniffed · 过去分词 sniffed · -ing形式 sniffing