| 单词 | smell |
| 释义 | smellsmellssmellsmell2 noun1[countable] a quality that you recognize using your nosesmell ofthe smell of fresh bread刚出炉面包的气味The smell’s getting worse.getill气味越来越难闻了。2[uncountable] the ability to notice or recognize smells: Dogs have a good sense of smell.dog狗的嗅觉很好。COLLOCATIONS: smelladjectivesa strong smellThere was a strong smell of paint.bean overpowering smell (=very strong)The smell of perfume was overpowering.beoverpowera faint smell (=not strong)A faint smell of burning still hung in the air.burnhanga strange/funny smellWhat’s that funny smell?a nice/lovely smellThe soap had a lovely smell.havea bad/awful/horrible smell We opened the windows to get rid of the horrible smell.openwindowa delicious smell (=a pleasant smell of food)There was a delicious smell of freshly baked bread.bebakea sweet smellShe liked the sweet smell of hay in the barn.likea pungent smell formal (=strong and unpleasant)A pungent smell of garlic filled the air.filla sickly smell (=sweet and unpleasant)the sweet, sickly smell of rotting meatrota musty smell (=old and not fresh)The clothes in the wardrobe had a damp musty smell.clothehaveverbsto have a smellThis shampoo has a nice fruity smell.haveto give off a smell (=to produce a smell)The mixture gave off a strange smell.giveto notice/smell a smellI noticed a smell of gas.noticea smell comes from somewhereA nasty smell was coming from one of the apartments.becomeapartmentTHESAURUS: smellsmell a quality that you recognize using your nose: There’s a funny smell in here.scent a smell – used especially about the pleasant smell from flowers, plants, or fruit. Also used about the smell left by an animal: She smelt the sweet scent of the roses.smellroseCats use scent to mark their territory.catfragrance/perfume a pleasant smell, especially from flowers, plants, or fruit. Fragrance and perfume are more formal than scent: The air was filled with the sweet perfume of flowers.befillflowerShe caught the faint perfume of lavender.catcharoma a pleasant smell – used especially about the smell from food or coffee: He could smell the aroma of fresh coffee.canodour British English, odor American English a smell, especially an unpleasant one: An unpleasant odour was coming from the dustbins.becomedustbinstink/stench a very strong and unpleasant smell: I couldn’t get rid of the stink of sweat.The stench of vomit was overpowering.beoverpower |
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