sniff

嗅ぐ、鼻をすする

においを嗅ぐときや風邪のときなどに、鼻から短く息を吸う。

やさしい英語で： To take a short breath through your nose, often to smell something or because you have a cold.

• The dog sniffed my shoes.
• She sniffed the milk to check it.
• He kept sniffing because he had a cold.

使い方： sniff at something (The puppy sniffed at the unfamiliar food.)

類義語： smell

よく使う表現： sniff something, sniff the air, sniff at something

見くびる、鼻であしらう

重要でない、または受け入れる価値がないとして軽く扱う。

やさしい英語で： To treat something as unimportant or not worth accepting.

• Do not sniff at their offer.
• She sniffed at the idea of taking the bus.
• A free holiday is nothing to sniff at.

使い方： sniff at something (He sniffed at the modest reward.); nothing to sniff at (An extra hundred pounds is nothing to sniff at.)

類義語： dismiss, scorn

よく使う表現： sniff at something, sniff at an offer

鼻をすすりながら言う

悲しみや不快感を示し、鼻をすすりながら何かを言う。

やさしい英語で： To say something while breathing sharply through your nose, showing sadness or dislike.

• “I miss him,” she sniffed.
• “That is hardly impressive,” he sniffed.
• The upset child sniffed that nobody liked her.

使い方： sniff that… (She sniffed that she wanted to go home.)

類義語： say tearfully

よく使う表現： sniff a reply, sniff in disgust

鼻をすすること、嗅ぐこと

主ににおいを嗅ぐために、鼻から短く息を吸うこと。

やさしい英語で： A short breath taken through the nose, often to smell something.

• Give the milk a sniff.
• The dog took a sniff of my bag.
• I heard a loud sniff behind me.

使い方： sniff of something (She took a quick sniff of the perfume.)

類義語： snuffle

よく使う表現： a quick sniff, give something a sniff, a loud sniff