来自辅音丛 sn-,鼻子，闻，嗅，发鼻音，比较 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.

1. Have the Press got a sniff yet?

新闻界嗅到了一点消息没有？

2. Take a sniff at everything and distinguish the good from the bad.

对任何东西都要用鼻子嗅一嗅,鉴别其好坏.

3. Have a sniff of this medicine — It'smells revolting, doesn't it?

闻一下这种药——它有一种令人作呕的味道, 对 吗 ?

4. But really, what harm could it possibly do to pop down there and just sniff around?

不过说真的，马上赶到那里去打探一下情况会有什么坏处呢？

5. Highbrow critics sniff that the programme was "too sophisticated" to appeal to most viewers.

品位高雅的批评家们轻蔑地表示，该节目“太深奥”，对多数观众没有吸引力。