smell something/someone out

Related to word: smell

片語動詞

Definition

  1. to locate or identify something or someone by scent

    嗅出

    • The police used a sniffer dog to smell out the hidden drugs successfully.

      警方使用嗅探犬成功地嗅出了隱藏的毒品。

    • Her intuition allowed her to quickly smell out the conspiracy behind the deal.

      她的直覺使她迅速察覺到了交易背後的陰謀。

    • The familiar smell made him think of an old friend, and he tried to smell out where he was.

      那熟悉的味道讓他想起了老朋友,他試圖嗅出他在哪裡。