sniff out
Chinese meaning
嗅探出；察觉出（问题/舞弊）
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Example
Technology companies say that their services can sniff out AI-generated writing, but their tools vary in technique and quality.
科技公司称它们的服务能够嗅探出AI生成的文字，但各家工具的技术和质量参差不齐。
Source: Nature
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
sniff 模拟嗅闻的拟声词，+ out 表“找出”
- sniff（嗅、吸鼻子闻）+ out（揪出来，方向副词）
Collocations
- sniff out fraud / sniff out AI-generated text
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