scenting out meaning in Chinese
发现目标
Examples
- Delicious fragrance came to them, as if little invisible creatures were running and treading scent out of the blades of grass .
时而闻到一股幽香,就象有许多目不能见的小人在草地上奔跑,把青草的香气踩了出来似的。 - " yes , for you who detest those unhappy princes , beauchamp , and are always delighted to find fault with them ; but not for me , who discover a gentleman by instinct , and who scent out an aristocratic family like a very bloodhound of heraldry .
“在你看来是这样,你厌恶那些倒霉的亲王,总是很高兴能在他们身上发现过错,但在我则不然,我凭本能就能辨别一位绅士,能象一只研究家谱学的猎犬那样嗅出一个贵族家庭的气息。 ” - Lavrushka was one of those coarse , impudent lackeys who have seen a good deal of life , look on it as a duty to do nothing without cunning and trickery , are ready to do any kind of service for their masters , and are particularly keen in scenting out the baser impulses of their superiors , especially on the side of vanity and pettiness
的确,拉夫鲁什卡头天晚上喝醉了,没给主人准备好晚餐,挨了鞭打后被派到乡间去买鸡,在那里醉心于抢劫而被法军俘获。拉夫鲁什卡是那种粗野无耻见多识广的奴仆,他们以下流狡猾的手段办事为其天职,他们准备为自己的主人干任何勾当,并且他们狡猾地推测主人的坏心思,尤其是虚荣心和琐碎小事。