sniff test

短语

[医] 吸气试验(膈偏侧麻痹的一种X线检查法)

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词形变化

sniff tests 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An informal check of an idea or proposal, using one's common sense or sense of propriety.

    比喻 习语

    Near-synonyms: reality check, sanity check, sanity test

    but does it pass the sniff test?

    but it doesn't pass the sniff test

  2. 2.

    An inspection of an object using the sense of smell, as for freshness of food or cleanliness of clothing.

  3. 1.

    A fluoroscopic medical test during which the examinee is asked to "sniff" (quickly breathe in through the nose); diaphragm fluoroscopy.

词源

The figurative sense is a metaphorical extension from the literal sense.

来源：wiktionary