"smell blood" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 嗅到血腥味（比喻）- 察觉到对方弱点

Definition

察觉到某人变得脆弱或陷入困境，准备趁机占便宜或发起攻击。常用在对手感到自己有胜算时变得更有攻击性。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式、比喻性表达。常用于体育、商业、政治或任何竞争场合，表示有人发现对手弱点后，会更积极进攻。仅为比喻，不是字面意思。常与“对手”、“竞争对手”、“媒体”等词搭配。

Examples

When the team started losing, the other players smelled blood.

当球队开始失败时，对手们**嗅到血腥味**。

The press smelled blood after the politician made a mistake.

政客犯错后，媒体**嗅到血腥味**。

Investors smelled blood and started selling shares quickly.

投资者**嗅到血腥味**，开始快速抛售股票。

As soon as they smelled blood, the competitors pushed even harder for the contract.

他们一**嗅到血腥味**，竞争对手就加大了争抢合同的力度。

I could tell the journalists smelled blood when they kept asking tough questions.

我能看出来，记者们不断提出尖锐问题时，已经**嗅到血腥味**了。

Once the rivals smelled blood, there was no stopping them from going after the top spot.

一旦对手们**嗅到血腥味**，他们就会全力争夺第一名，难以阻挡。