snoof

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To sniff around, usually in the search for food.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having lost the sense of smell. humorous,nonstandard
    — Luckily, they're all ‘snoof’." "What?" said Michael […]. "It's a portmanteau syllable for 'Got no sense of smell to speak of.' And wanted, too. One says 'deaf,' 'blind,' 'dumb'—why not ‘snoof’?"

词形变化

snoofs present,singular,third-person snoofing participle,present snoofed participle,past snoofed past more snoof comparative most snoof superlative

词源

词源 1
Perhaps an alteration of sniff or snuff; or perhaps a blend of snort + sniff.
词源 2
Probably coined by Galsworthy (see quotations).
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