sniff atsth
—phrasal verbwithsniffverbuk/snɪf/us/snɪf/
(DISAPPROVE)
to showdisapprovalor alowopinionof something
蔑视，轻视，对…不屑
Artexpertssniffedat hiswork.艺术鉴赏家们对他的作品嗤之以鼻。
(SHOW INTEREST)
(alsosniff around(sth))
to show that you areinterestedin something
对…表现出兴趣，对…感兴趣
A fewcomputerfirmsaresniffingat theprojectalready.已经有几家计算机公司对这一项目表现出了兴趣。
ChiefexecutiveDavid Prosser said thetakeoverspeculationwaswrongand no one wassniffingaround.首席执行官戴维‧普罗瑟认为该收购设想行不通，没有人对此感兴趣。