scent out

We must scent out the truth and dig in the earth for it , and seize it .

我们应当嗅出真理，根究到底，把真理掌握在自己的手里。

But there was no way to keep its scent out of the water and the old man knew that a very bad time was coming .

可是没有办法让它的气味不散布到水里去，老人知道糟糕透顶的时刻就快来到了。

They divine purses in pockets , they scent out watches in fobs .

他们能猜出衣袋里的钱包，能嗅出背心口袋里的表。

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。

From the bank to which the boat is tied a kind of scent rises out of the grass , and the heat of the ground , given off in gasps , actually touches my body .

我们停船的岸边草地上散发着清香，地上的热气一阵一阵地向我袭来，是那么地真切。

Researchers have shown that humans can use scent to sort out genetic combinations that could lead to weaker offspring .

科学家发现，人类天生可凭对一个人体味的喜恶，辨别对方是否基因欠佳，无益于繁衍后代。

I knew something was brewing last night when I made an unusual selection in my choice of scent for a night out with a visiting American friend .

昨晚，我和一位来访的美国朋友外出，在选香水时我做了个不同寻常的选择，我就知道有些事情要发生了。