smell
名词
定义 smell 名词
characteristic(特性)
- B1Countable(可數名詞)
The characteristic of something that can be recognized or detected using the nose.
味道
Which smell do you like the most?
你最喜歡哪種味道？
I enjoy the smell of freshly baked bread.
我喜歡剛出爐的麵包的香味。
The forest was filled with the smell of soil and trees.
森林裡充滿了土壤和樹木的氣味。
ability(能力)
- B2Uncountable(不可數名詞)
The ability to detect the presence of a substance through the use of the nose.
嗅觉
The sense of smell is one of the five human senses.
嗅覺是人類五感之一。
It's said that bears have an excellent sense of smell.
據說熊的嗅覺非常靈敏。
Wine tasting involves sight, smell, and taste.
品酒涉及視覺、嗅覺和味覺。
action(動作)
- Singular(單數)
The act of bringing your nose close to something and inhaling to perceive its characteristics.
聞；嗅
Take a smell of this rose.
聞聞這朵玫瑰。
Let me have a smell of the candle you just bought.
讓我聞一下你剛買的蠟燭。
片语 smell 名词
- the smell of something
The unique quality, feeling, or atmosphere that something or someone possesses.
氣質；氛圍
• This old house has the smell of history about it.
這棟老房子散發著歷史的氣息。
动词
定义 smell 动词
characteristic(特性)
- B1Adjective(形容詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)
To have a particular quality that can be detected by others using their noses; to emit a certain odor.
帶有…氣味；發散…氣味
This room smells of smoke.
這個房間有煙味。
This soup smells delicious.
這湯聞起來很香。
These old books smell a bit moldy.
這些舊書聞起來有點發霉。
perceive(感知)
- B1Transitive(及物動詞)
To perceive or discover something by using the nose.
聞到；聞出
Please smell these fresh herbs.
請聞聞這些新鮮的香草。
Can you smell gas?
你能聞到煤氣味嗎？
I can smell something burning in the kitchen.
我可以聞到廚房裡有東西燒焦的味道。
detect(察覺)
- Transitive(及物動詞)informal(非正式)
To be aware of a situation or event without being explicitly informed.
意識到
He could smell that something was wrong early on.
他早就察覺到有些不對勁。
She can smell danger immediately.
她能立即察覺到危險。
The manager could smell the discontent among employees.
經理察覺到員工的不滿。
ability(能力)
- B2Intransitive(不及物動詞)
To have the ability to perceive or detect the presence of a substance using the nose.
聞；嗅
Mice can smell much better than humans.
老鼠的嗅覺比人類好得多。
I have a stuffy nose and can't smell very well.
我鼻子塞住了，聞不太清楚。
Trained dogs can smell explosives.
受過訓練的狗能聞出爆炸物。
成语
- smell a rat
To suspect that something is wrong or dishonest; to sense deception or foul play.
察覺事有蹊蹺，感覺其中有詐。
• When I found a sum of money missing from my bank account, I started to smell a rat.
當我發現銀行帳戶裡少了一筆錢時，我開始察覺到事情不對勁。
- smell blood
To perceive an opportunity to exploit someone's vulnerability or difficult circumstances.
察覺到可趁之機；意識到可以利用他人弱點或困境。
• When competitors smell blood, they won't hesitate to act.
當競爭對手察覺到可趁之機時，他們會毫不猶豫地採取行動。
- come up/out smelling of roses
To emerge from a difficult situation with your reputation intact, with others believing that you are honest and good despite circumstances that might have suggested otherwise.
脫難後仍获好詞，增加可信度。
• Despite the scandal, he came out smelling of roses, completely unscathed.
儘管有醜聞，他安然脫身，毫髮無損。
片语动词 smell
- smell somewhere out
to permeate a location with an odor, often unfavorably
（某處）充滿臭味
• When the garbage is left for too long, the whole room will smell out.
當垃圾放太久時，整個房間都會充滿臭味。
- smell something/someone out
to locate or identify something or someone by scent
嗅出
• The police used a sniffer dog to smell out the hidden drugs successfully.
警方使用嗅探犬成功地嗅出了隱藏的毒品。