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sniff at sth 1. sth is not to be sniffed at spoken especially BrEused to say that something is good enough to be accepted or considered seriously某事值得接受（认真考虑），某事不可轻视:•An 8% salary increase is not to be sniffed at.8% 的加薪不可不考虑呀。2. to refuse something in a proud way, or behave as if something is not good enough for you对…不以为然（不当回事）:•He sniffed at my choice of restaurants and suggested his own favorite.他对我挑选的餐馆不以为然，提出去他喜欢的那家。sniff sth ↔ out phr v1. to discover or find something by its smell靠嗅觉发现，嗅出:•A customs officer came round with a dog to sniff out drugs.一名海关官员带了一条狗过来嗅探毒品。2. informalto find out or discover something找出; 发现; 发觉:•Vic's been trying to sniff out where you went last night.维克一直在打听昨晚你去了什么地方。ˈsniff at sthto show no interest in or respect for sth对…嗤之以鼻（或不屑一顾） |