sni イディオム
in a snit
upset, worried, in a stew Ms. Mak is in a snit because she lost her cat.
sneeze/sniff at
think of as not important认为不重要
John finished third in a race with twenty other runners. That's nothing to be sneezed at.约翰在有其他20名选手参加的赛跑中获得第3名,这是很了不起的。
You're silly to sniff at such a good opportunity.你真蠢,这么个好机会被你拒绝了。
His opinion is not to be sneezed at.他的意见不可轻视。
Don't sniff at his effort. He's made great progress.不要瞧不起他的努力,他已经取得了很大的进步。
sniff at
think of as not important认为不重要
John finished third in a race with twenty other runners. That's nothing to be sneezed at.约翰在有其他20名选手参加的赛跑中获得第3名,这是很了不起的。
You're silly to sniff at such a good opportunity.你真蠢,这么个好机会被你拒绝了。
His opinion is not to be sneezed at.他的意见不可轻视。
Don't sniff at his effort. He's made great progress.不要瞧不起他的努力,他已经取得了很大的进步。
sniff out
discover or detect sth.查出
He tried to sniff out the reason for the unpleasant feelings between them.他试图弄清造成他们两人不愉快的缘由。
It's his job to sniff out abuses of power.他的职责就是查究滥用权力的行为。
Fine words butter no parsnips.
No amount of talking can replace action.
Fine words butter no parsnips
This idiom means that it's easy to talk, but talk is not action.
get in a snit
get in a snit see
in a snit.
sniffle
sniffle the sniffles Informal 1) a head cold
2) the sniffling that accompanies a crying spell
snit
snit see
in a snit.