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smell

美 [smel]英 [smel]
  • n.气味;嗅觉;臭味;嗅
  • v.闻到;嗅(气味);嗅到(气味);有(或发出)…气味;有难闻的气味;觉察出

复数: smells 过去式: smelt 现在分词: smelling 过去分词: smelt; smelled 第三人称单数: smells

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verb

【不规则形式】BrE also smelt smelt
1

有(或发出)…气味
to have a particular smell

The room smelt damp.

屋子里有潮气。

Dinner smells good.

饭菜闻起来很香。

a bunch of sweet-smelling flowers

一束散发着馨香的花

His breath smelt of garlic.

他嘴里有蒜味。

What does the perfume smell like?

这种香水闻起来什么味道?

2

闻到,嗅到(气味)
to notice or recognize a particular smell

He said he could smell gas when he entered the room.

他一进屋就说闻到了煤气味。

The dog had smelt a rabbit.

狗嗅到了兔子的气味。

I could smell alcohol on his breath.

我闻得到他呼吸中有酒气。

Can you smell something burning?

你有没有闻到什么东西烧焦了?

3

闻,嗅(气味)
to put your nose near sth and breathe in so that you can discover or identify its smell

Smell this and tell me what you think it is.

你闻一下这个,然后告诉我是什么。

I bent down to smell the flowers.

我弯下腰闻花香。

4

有难闻的气味;散发着臭气
to have an unpleasant smell

The drains smell.

下水道散发着臭气。

It smells in here.

这儿有一股难闻的气味。

He hadn't washed for days and was beginning to smell.

他好久没洗澡了,身上都有味儿了。

5

觉察出;感觉到
to feel that sth exists or is going to happen

He smelt danger.

他意识到了危险。

I can smell trouble.

我感觉会有麻烦。

习语

to still have a good reputation, even though you have been involved in sth that might have given people a bad opinion of you

to suspect that sth is wrong about a situation

what is important is what people or things are, not what they are called

used to tell sb to become aware of what is really happening in a situation, especially when this is sth unpleasant

6


noun

1

气味
the quality of sth that people and animals sense through their noses

a faint/strong smell of garlic

淡淡的 / 浓重的蒜味

a sweet/fresh/musty smell

香甜的 / 新鲜的 / 发霉的气味

There was a smell of burning in the air.

空气中有一股烧东西的焦煳味。

The smells from the kitchen filled the room.

满屋子都是从厨房飘来的气味。

2

难闻的气味;臭味
an unpleasant smell

What's that smell?

这是一股什么臭味?

Yuk! What a smell!

哎哟!多难闻的气味!

3

嗅觉
the ability to sense things with the nose

Dogs have a very good sense of smell .

狗的嗅觉非常灵敏。

Taste and smell are closely connected.

味觉和嗅觉有密切的联系。

4

嗅;闻
the act of smelling sth

He took one smell of the liquid and his eyes began to water.

他闻了一下那种液体,就流起泪来了。

习语

the pleasant feeling of being successful

vocab

smell

频次

  • 2
    N-COUNT 气味
    The smell of something is a quality it has which you become aware of when you breathe in through your nose.

    ...the smell of freshly baked bread.

    新鲜出炉的面包的香味

  • 3
    N-UNCOUNT 嗅觉
    Your sense of smell is the ability that your nose has to detect things.

    ...people who lose their sense of smell.

    丧失了嗅觉的人

  • 4
    V-LINK 散发出…气味;有…气味
    If something smells in a particular way, it has a quality which you become aware of through your nose.

    The room smelled of lemons...

    房间里有股柠檬的味道。

  • 5
    VERB 散发异味;气味难闻
    If you say that something smells, you mean that it smells unpleasant.

    Ma threw that out. She said it smelled...

    妈把那玩意扔出去了,她说它有股怪味。

  • 6
    VERB 嗅到;闻到
    If you smell something, you become aware of it when you breathe in through your nose.

    As soon as we opened the front door we could smell the gas.

    我们一打开前门,就闻到了煤气的味道。

  • 7
    VERB (用鼻子凑过去)嗅,闻
    If you smell something, you put your nose near it and breathe in, so that you can discover its smell.

    I took a fresh rose out of the vase on our table, and smelled it.

    我从饭桌上的花瓶里抽了一只新鲜的玫瑰,闻了闻。

  • 8
    VERB (本能地)预感到,觉察到,嗅出
    If you smell something, you feel that it is likely to happen or be true.

    He knew virtually nothing about music but he could smell a hit.

    他对音乐几乎一窍不通,却预感到它将会大受欢迎。

  • 9
    to smell a rat→ see:rat

noun

1
the act of perceiving the odor of something
Synonym: smelling
2
any property detected by the olfactory system
Synonym: olfactory property aroma odor odour scent
3
the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
Synonym: sense of smell olfaction olfactory modality
4
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
she loved the smell of roses
Synonym: odor odour olfactory sensation olfactory perception
5
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
the feel of the city excited him
a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
it had the smell of treason
Synonym: spirit tone feel feeling flavor flavour look

verb

1
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
I sense his hostility
i smell trouble
smell out corruption
Synonym: smell out sense
2
emit an odor
The soup smells good
3
smell bad
He rarely washes, and he smells
4
inhale the odor of;perceive by the olfactory sense
5
have an element suggestive (of something)
his speeches smacked of racism
this passage smells of plagiarism
Synonym: smack reek

数据来源:WordNet

  1. The first thing I noticed about the room was the smell .

    我首先注意到的是这屋子里的气味。

  2. The smell of the sea took him back to his childhood .

    大海的气味使他回想起孩提时代。

  3. He took one smell of the liquid and his eyes began to water .

    他闻了一下那种液体,就流起泪来了。

  4. The smell of the sea carried her back to her childhood .

    大海的气息勾起了她童年的回忆。

  5. The smell made me want to throw up .

    这味道使得我想呕吐。

  6. Dogs have a very good sense of smell .

    狗的嗅觉非常灵敏。

  7. There was a smell of burning in the air .

    空气中有一股烧东西的焦煳味。

  8. The museum uses smells and smoke generators to create atmosphere .

    博物馆利用气味和烟雾发生器制造气氛。

  9. The smell of burning rubber filled the air .

    空气中弥漫着橡胶燃烧的气味。

  10. The smell of new bread floated up from the kitchen .

    厨房里飘出新鲜面包的香味。

  11. He hadn 't washed for days and was beginning to smell .

    他好久没洗澡了,身上都有味儿了。

  12. The smells from the kitchen made our mouths water .

    厨房里的香味馋得我们直流口水。

  13. The smell of death and decay hung over the town .

    城市上空弥漫着死亡和腐烂的气息。

  14. I could smell alcohol on his breath .

    我闻得到他呼吸中有酒气。

  15. There was a distinct smell of gas .

    有一股明显的煤气味。

  16. I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood .

    一闻到烘烤食物的味道我就想起了童年。

  17. The smell made her want to vomit .

    那气味使得她想要吐。

  18. The smell of smoke still clung to her clothes .

    烟味仍附着在她的衣服上不散。

  19. The smell is very familiar to everyone who lives near a bakery .

    住在面包店附近的人都很熟悉这种气味。

  20. There was a vile smell coming from the room .

    房间里传来令人恶心的气味。

  21. The smells from the kitchen filled the room .

    满屋子都是从厨房飘来的气味。

  22. Dogs have a keen sense of smell .

    狗的嗅觉很灵敏。

  23. The house was upwind of the factory and its smells .

    这房子坐落在工厂的上风处,闻不到工厂的气味。

  24. Can you smell something burning ?

    你有没有闻到什么东西烧焦了?

  25. What does the perfume smell like ?

    这种香水闻起来什么味道?

  26. The old house smells of damp .

    这老房子散发出一股潮气。

  27. She could smell his foul breath .

    她闻得到他的口臭。

  28. The entire house was pervaded by a sour smell .

    整所房子都充满了酸味。

  29. That sausage doesn 't smell right .

    这香肠闻起来不对劲。

  30. The faint smell of her perfume lingered in the room .

    房间里仍飘溢着她那淡淡的香水味。

smell fragrance odour scent stink 【导航词义:气味】
smell v. 气味
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指任何通过嗅觉器官感受到的气味,可以是好闻的或难闻的。

〔例证〕

The rose gave off a sweet smell.

玫瑰发出芬芳的香气。

The smell of the paint will pass off in a few days.

油漆味几天后就会消失。

The smell is offensive.

这气味很呛人。

fragrance v. 芳香,香味
〔辨析〕

指怡人的气味,尤指鲜花等散发出的香气。

〔例证〕

The air is full of the fragrance of roses.

空气中满是玫瑰花的香味。

The lilac gave off a sweet fragrance.

丁香散发出芬芳的香味。

odour v. 〈正式〉气味
〔辨析〕

指易于辨别的强烈气味,多指难闻的臭味,常用于科技文章中。

〔例证〕

This liquid has an extremely unpleasant odour.

这种液体有种特别难闻的气味。

This kind of food gave off an unbearable odour.

这种食品散发出叫人难以忍受的气味。

It will tell us specifically what odours are found in your room.

它会明确地告诉我们在你的房间里有什么气味。

scent v. 气味,香味
〔辨析〕

指某物的香味,或人、动物身上散发出的气味。

〔例证〕

The scent of lemons filled the hall.

柠檬香味充满了大厅。

The breeze wafted with scents of the grass.

微风送来阵阵青草香。

The hounds followed their game by scent.

猎犬循着臭迹追踪猎物。

stink v. 恶臭
〔辨析〕

指十分难闻的气味。

〔例证〕

The air is full of the stink of decayed fish.

空气中充满了烂鱼的臭味。

You can smell the stink of the dead body.

你可以闻到死尸的臭味。

The stink nearly blew my head off.

那臭味都快把我熏死了。

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以下资源来自牛津词典

smell sb/sth↔out


v.

come up/out of sth smelling of roses

虽卷入…而好名声依旧;事后于名誉无损
to still have a good reputation, even though you have been involved in sth that might have given people a bad opinion of you

smell a rat

怀疑事情不妙;感觉情况不对
to suspect that sth is wrong about a situation

a rose by any other name would smell as sweet

玫瑰不叫玫瑰,依然芳香如故;名称并不是重要的东西
what is important is what people or things are, not what they are called

wake up and smell the coffee

要清醒面对现实
used to tell sb to become aware of what is really happening in a situation, especially when this is sth unpleasant

n.

the sweet smell of success

成功的喜悦;成功的美妙滋味
the pleasant feeling of being successful