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(用鼻子辨别气味; 闻) smell; scent; sniff
The police dog scented about till he found the trail.
警犬嗅来嗅去, 终于找到了踪迹。
The dogs were smelling round; perhaps they smelt the thief.
那些狗在到处嗅, 也许它们嗅到了小偷的气味。
We should take a sniff at everything and distinguish the good from the bad.
我们对任何东西都要用鼻子嗅一嗅, 鉴别其好坏。