sniff at something

phrasal verbphr v

a) something is not to be sniffed at spoken used to say that something is good enough to be accepted or considered seriously 某事值得接受[认真考虑]，某事不可轻视

An 8% salary increase is not to be sniffed at.

的加薪不可不考虑呀。

b) to refuse something in a proud way, or behave as if something is not good enough for you 对…不以为然[不当回事]

He sniffed at my choice of restaurants and suggested his own favorite.

他对我挑选的餐馆不以为然，提出去他喜欢的那家。

Examples from the Corpus

something is not to be sniffed at• The price, however, is not to be sniffed at: £17.50!

→ sniff at something at sniff1(1)

词汇	sniff at something
释义	sniff at something sniff at something phrasal verbphr v a) something is not to be sniffed at spoken used to say that something is good enough to be accepted or considered seriously 某事值得接受[认真考虑]，某事不可轻视 An 8% salary increase is not to be sniffed at. 的加薪不可不考虑呀。 b) to refuse something in a proud way, or behave as if something is not good enough for you 对…不以为然[不当回事] He sniffed at my choice of restaurants and suggested his own favorite. 他对我挑选的餐馆不以为然，提出去他喜欢的那家。 Examples from the Corpus something is not to be sniffed at• The price, however, is not to be sniffed at: £17.50! → sniff at something at sniff1(1)
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