English Dictionary

sniff

IPA（発音記号）

/snɪf/

名詞

可算名詞 口語 俗語 不可算名詞

(countable) An instance of sniffing. / (countable) A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose / (countable, colloquial) A brief perception, or tiny amount. / (uncountable, slang) Cocaine.

日本語の意味

（可算）嗅ぐ行為の一回分、または鼻で吸い込まれる物質の一回分の量。 / （可算）鼻から吸い込むための、何かの量。 / （可算、口語）極めて少ない量、またはごくわずかな印象。 / （不可算、俗語）コカイン。

He hesitated for a moment, then gave the vintage bottle a tentative sniff.

彼はしばらくためらい、それからそのヴィンテージボトルを試しにひと嗅ぎした。

意味（1）

(countable) An instance of sniffing.

She gave the flowers a quick sniff to check they were real.

意味（2）

(countable) A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose

意味（3）

(countable, colloquial) A brief perception, or tiny amount.

Tottenham did have a sniff of goal when Defoe's drilled cross just eluded his strike partner at the far post but their best effort came early in the second half when Ryan Fredericks cut in from the right before firing into the side netting.

意味（4）

(uncountable, slang) Cocaine.

He sold us some sniff and blow.

sniffs （ plural ）