smell是什么意思

详细释义

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

  • My hands smell of onions. 我手上有洋葱味。

  • That cake smells good. 那蛋糕闻起来不错。

  • There's something in the fridge that smells mouldy. 冰箱里有东西闻起来发霉了。

  • Your feet smell (= have an unpleasant smell). Why don't you wash them? 你的脚臭哄哄的，为什么不洗洗呢？

• 1 to notice or discover something using the nose -- 闻出，闻到

  • Come and smell these flowers! 过来闻闻这些花！

  • Can you smell something burning? 你闻到烧焦味了吗？

  • [ + (that) ] Didn't you smell (that) the pie was burning? 你没闻到馅饼烤焦了吗？

  • I can smell something rotten in the bottom of the fridge. 我能闻到冰箱底部有什么东西馊了。

  • Brenda can smell trouble a mile off (= a long time in advance). 布伦达能很早之前就意识到麻烦。

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

  • Humans can't smell as well as dogs. 人的嗅觉不如狗灵敏。

  • What I hate most about having a cold is not being able to smell. 感冒最让我讨厌的是闻不到气味。

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

  • What's your favourite smell? 你最喜欢什么气味？

  • I love the smell of orange blossoms. 我喜欢橘子花的芳香。

  • The marketplace was filled with delightful smells. 市场上弥漫着令人愉悦的香味。

  • There's a delicious smell in here. 这儿有一种很香的气味。

  • I wish we could get rid of that smell (= bad smell) in the bathroom. 但愿我们能除掉浴室里那种难闻的气味。

  • She's still enjoying the sweet smell (= pleasant experience) of success after her victory in the world championships. 在世界锦标赛上获胜后，她仍沉浸在胜利的喜悦之中。

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

  • Smell is one of the five senses. 嗅觉是5种感觉官能之一。

  • Dogs have a very good sense of smell. 狗的嗅觉很灵敏。

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

  • Have a smell of this perfume. 来闻闻这种香水。