smell是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to have a particular quality that others can notice with their noses -- 有…氣味，發出…氣味

  • My hands smell of onions. 我手上有洋蔥味。

  • That cake smells good. 那蛋糕聞起來不錯。

  • There's something in the fridge that smells mouldy. 冰箱裡有東西聞起來發黴了。

  • Your feet smell (= have an unpleasant smell). Why don't you wash them? 你的腳很臭，爲甚麽不洗洗呢？

• 1 to notice or discover something using the nose -- 聞出，聞到

  • Come and smell these flowers! 過來聞聞這些花！

  • Can you smell something burning? 你聞到燒焦味了嗎？

  • [ + (that) ] Didn't you smell (that) the pie was burning? 你沒聞到餡餅烤焦了嗎？

  • I can smell something rotten in the bottom of the fridge. 我能聞到冰箱底部有甚麽東西餿掉了。

  • Brenda can smell trouble a mile off (= a long time in advance). 布倫達能很早之前就意識到麻煩。

• 2 to have the ability to notice or discover that a substance is present by using your nose -- 聞，嗅出

  • Humans can't smell as well as dogs. 人的嗅覺不如狗靈敏。

  • What I hate most about having a cold is not being able to smell. 感冒最讓我討厭的是聞不到氣味。

• 3 the characteristic of something that can be recognized or noticed using the nose -- 氣味

  • What's your favourite smell? 你最喜歡甚麽氣味？

  • I love the smell of orange blossoms. 我喜歡柳橙花的芳香。

  • The marketplace was filled with delightful smells. 市場上彌漫著令人愉悅的香味。

  • There's a delicious smell in here. 這裡有一種很香的氣味。

  • I wish we could get rid of that smell (= bad smell) in the bathroom. 但願我們能除掉浴室裡那種難聞的氣味。

  • She's still enjoying the sweet smell (= pleasant experience) of success after her victory in the world championships. 在世界錦標賽獲勝後，她仍沈浸在勝利的喜悅之中。

• 4 the ability to notice or discover that a substance is present by using your nose -- 嗅覺

  • Smell is one of the five senses. 嗅覺是五種感覺官能之一。

  • Dogs have a very good sense of smell. 狗的嗅覺很靈敏。

• 5 the act of putting your nose near something and breathing in so that you can discover its characteristics with your nose -- 聞，嗅

  • Have a smell of this perfume. 來聞聞這種香水。