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    smell 的英语意思

    smellsmell1 /smel/ noun 查看全部语言翻译1[countable] the quality that people and animals recognize by using their nose人和动物通过鼻子感知的特性;气味smell of The air was filled with the smell of flowers.空气中弥漫着花香。 What’s that horrible smell?那是什么可怕的气味?2[countable] an unpleasant smell难闻的气味:  I think the smell’s getting worse.我觉得这气味越来越难闻了。3[uncountable] the ability to notice or recognize smells察觉或辨别气味的能力;嗅觉:  loss of taste and smell味觉和嗅觉丧失 Dogs have a very good sense of smell.狗的嗅觉非常灵敏。4[countable usually singular] an act of smelling something闻某物的动作:  Have a smell of this cheese; does it seem all right?闻一闻这块奶酪,看起来没问题吧?COLLOCATIONS词语搭配adjectives形容词strong· There was a strong smell of burning in the air.空气中有一股强烈的焦糊味。faint (=not strong)· I noticed a faint smell of perfume.我察觉到一丝淡淡的香水味。overpowering (=very strong)· The smell of disinfectant was overpowering.消毒剂的气味令人窒息。nice/pleasant/lovely· There was a lovely smell of fresh coffee.空气中有一股新鲜咖啡的宜人香气。bad/unpleasant/horrible etc· The smell in the shed was awful.棚子里的气味糟透了。a strange/funny/odd smell· What’s that funny smell?那是什么奇怪的气味?a sweet smell· She liked the sweet smell of hay in the barn.她喜欢谷仓里干草那甜甜的气息。a delicious smell (=a pleasant smell of food)· There were delicious smells emanating from the kitchen.厨房里飘来阵阵诱人的香气。a sickly smell (=sweet and unpleasant)· the sweet, sickly smell of decaying human flesh腐烂人肉那甜腻而令人作呕的气味a pungent smell formal正式 (=strong and unpleasant)· A pungent smell of garlic filled the air.空气中弥漫着刺鼻的大蒜味。an acrid smell (=strong and bitter)· The acrid smell of smoke clung about the place.刺鼻的烟味弥漫在整个地方。a musty/stale/sour smell (=old and not fresh)· The clothes in the wardrobe had a damp musty smell.衣柜里的衣服有一股潮湿的霉味。verbs动词have a strong/sweet etc smell· The flowers had a lovely sweet smell.这些花有一股迷人的甜香。be filled with a smell· The house was filled with the smell of baking bread.屋子里充满了面包烘烤的香味。give off a smell (=produce a smell)· Rubber gives off a strong smell when it is burned.橡胶燃烧时会散发出强烈的气味。notice/smell a smell (also detect a smell formal正式)· He detected a faint smell of blood.他察觉到一丝淡淡的血腥味。a smell comes from somewhere (also a smell emanates from somewhere formal正式)· A delicious smell of baking came from the kitchen.厨房里飘来一阵诱人的烘焙香气。· He was getting complaints about the smell emanating from his shop.他的店铺散发出的气味遭到了投诉。a smell wafts somewhere (=moves there through the air)· The smells wafting up the stairs from the kitchen were making her feel hungry.从厨房飘上楼梯的香气让她感到饥饿。COMMON ERRORS常见错误Don’t say ‘feel the smell of something’. Say smell something.THESAURUS同义词辨析smell something that you can recognize by breathing in through your nose用鼻子吸气可以辨别的东西: · the smell from the kitchen从厨房传来的气味· What’s that awful smell?那是什么难闻的气味?· the sweet smell of roses玫瑰的甜香whiff something that you smell for a short time短暂闻到的气味;一阵气味: · He caught a whiff of her perfume.他闻到了她香水的气息。· a whiff of apple blossom一阵苹果花的芳香scent a smell – used especially about the pleasant smell from flowers, plants, or fruit. Also used about the smell left by an animal气味——尤用于花卉、植物或果实散发的宜人气味,也用于动物留下的气味: · The rose had a beautiful scent.这朵玫瑰有美丽的芬芳。· Cats use their scent to mark their territory.猫用自己的气味来标记领地。· the sharp, dying scent of autumn秋天那刺鼻而渐逝的气息· the heady scent (=strong scent)of magnolias木兰花令人陶醉的香气(=浓烈的香气)fragrance/perfume a pleasant smell, especially from flowers, plants, or fruit. Fragrance and perfume are more formal than scent宜人的气味,尤指来自花卉、植物或果实的香气。fragrance 和 perfume 比 scent 更正式: · the sweet perfume of the orange blossoms橙花甜蜜的芬芳· Each mango has its own special fragrance.每种芒果都有其独特的芳香。aroma formal正式 a pleasant smell from food or coffee食物或咖啡散发的宜人香气: · the aroma of fresh coffee新鲜咖啡的香气· The kitchen was filled with the aroma of mince pies.厨房里充满了肉馅饼的香气。odour British English, odor American English formal正式 an unpleasant smell难闻的气味;异味: · An unpleasant odour was coming from the dustbins.垃圾桶里传来一股难闻的气味。· the odor of stale tobacco smoke陈旧烟草烟雾的气味pong British English informal非正式 an unpleasant smell难闻的气味: · What’s that horrible pong?那是什么难闻的臭气?stink/stench a very strong and unpleasant smell非常强烈而难闻的气味;恶臭: · I couldn’t get rid of the stink of sweat.我无法消除那股汗臭味。· The toilet gave off a terrible stench.厕所散发出一股难忍的恶臭。
    smellsmell2 verb (past tense and past participle smelled especially American English or smelt /smelt/ British English) 1notice a smell [transitive] to notice or recognize a particular smell察觉或辨别某种特定的气味can smell something I can smell burning.我能闻到焦糊味。 Can you smell something?你能闻到什么气味吗?2have a smell [linking verb] to have a particular smell有某种特定的气味smell good/sweet/delicious/fresh etc The stew smelled delicious.炖菜闻起来很美味。 Mm! Something smells good!嗯!有什么东西闻起来很香!smell bad/funny/awful etc The water smells funny.这水有股奇怪的气味。smell of/like something My clothes smelt of smoke.我的衣服有股烟味。 It smells like rotten eggs.它闻起来像臭鸡蛋。sweet-smelling/foul-smelling etc sweet-smelling flowers气味香甜的花GRAMMAR: Linking verbs语法:系动词Smell is a linking verb in this meaning. It links the subject of the sentence with an adjective: · The cream smells funny (=it has a strange smell)在此含义中,smell 是系动词,连接句子主语与形容词:· The cream smells funny(=它有一股奇怪的气味)3have a bad smell [intransitive] to have an unpleasant smell有难闻的气味;发臭:  Your feet smell!你的脚好臭! The room smelled to high heaven (=had a very bad smell).房间臭气熏天(=气味非常难闻)。4put your nose near something [transitive] to put your nose near something in order to discover what kind of smell it has将鼻子凑近某物以辨别其气味 SYN  sniff:  She bent down and smelt the flowers.她俯身去闻花的香味。5have ability [intransitive] to have the ability to notice and recognize smells具有察觉和辨别气味的能力;有嗅觉:  I’ve got a cold and I can’t smell.我感冒了,闻不出气味。6smell trouble/danger etc to feel that something is going to happen, especially something bad预感到某事即将发生,尤指坏事:  Miller had smelled trouble the moment she said who she was.她一报上自己的名字,米勒就预感到麻烦来了。7smell a rat informal非正式 to guess that something wrong or dishonest is happening察觉到有不正当或不诚实的事情正在发生8smell wrong/fishy/odd etc informal非正式 to seem dishonest or untrue显得不诚实或不真实;有可疑之处:  The whole thing is beginning to smell fishy to me.整件事在我看来越来越可疑。 come up/out smelling of roses at rose1(6)GRAMMAR: Using the progressive语法:进行时的用法The verb smell is not usually used in the progressive. You say: · I smell gas.· That smells nice. Don’t say: I am smelling gas. | That is smelling nice.• 动词 smell 通常不用于进行时。应说:· I smell gas.(我闻到煤气。)· That smells nice.(那闻起来很好。)✗不要说:I am smelling gas. | That is smelling nice.You often say someone can smell something when describing what they smell: · I can smell gas.· I could smell her perfume.• 描述某人闻到的气味时,常用 can smell:· I can smell gas.(我能闻到煤气。)· I could smell her perfume.(我能闻到她的香水味。)The present participle smelling is used to form adjectives such as sweet-smelling and foul-smelling.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS• 现在分词 smelling 用于构成形容词,如 sweet-smelling(甜香的)和 foul-smelling(臭气熏天的)。语法指南 ‒ 动词COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 2— 含义 2adjectives形容词smell good/nice etc· The food smelled good.食物闻起来很好。smell delicious· That soup smells delicious.那汤闻起来很美味。smell fresh· Rub your chopping board with lemon to keep it smelling fresh.用柠檬擦砧板,使其保持清新的气味。smell sweet· A ripe melon will smell sweet.熟透的甜瓜会散发出甜香。smell bad/awful etc· Cigarettes make your clothes smell awful.香烟会让你的衣服散发出难闻的气味。smell funny/strange· This place smells funny sometimes.这个地方有时会有股奇怪的气味。adverbs副词smell strongly of something· The man smelled strongly of alcohol.那个男人身上有浓烈的酒气。smell faintly of something· His suit smelled faintly of tobacco.他的西装隐约有股烟草味。smell something ↔ out phrasal verb1to find something by smelling通过嗅觉找到某物 SYN  sniff out:  They use dogs trained to smell out explosives.他们用经过训练的狗来嗅出炸药。2informal非正式 to find or recognize something because you have a natural ability to do this凭借天生的能力找到或识别某物 SYN  sniff out:  They’ll be able to smell out any corruption.他们将能够嗅出任何腐败行为。