| 词汇 | scent |
| 释义 | scent noun uk /sent/ us /sent/ B2[ C ] a pleasant natural smell: 香味 the scent of roses玫瑰的香味 a smell smellWhat's that terrible smell? aromaThe delicious aroma of fresh bread wafted out of the bakery. fragranceI adore the delicate fragrance of roses. perfumeThe perfume of the flowers filled the room. scentShe smelled the sweet scent of the lilies. odourUKThere was the unmistakable odour of sweaty feet. [ C ] a smell produced by an animal that acts as a signal to other animals: （动物的）臭迹 The hounds had lost the scent of the fox near the river.猎狗在河边闻不到狐狸的臭迹了。 [ C or U ] a pleasant-smelling liquid that people put on their skin: 香水 a bottle of scent一瓶香水 Synonym perfume Smells & smelling acridly anosmic bergamot deodorize deodorizing fragrant fullness fusty malodorous minging niff olfactory nerve orangey petrichor piny pungency smelly sniff stagnant stink You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Toiletry & perfumes Idiomson the scent throw/put someone off the scent scent verb[ T ] uk /sent/ us /sent/ If an animal scents something or someone, it knows that person or thing is there because it can smell it, him, or her.（动物）嗅出，闻到 to follow someone or something followFollow me - this way! tag alongDo you mind if my little brother tags along? chaseHe was running and the dog was chasing him. pursueThe robber was pursued by several members of the public. tailThe car was tailed by police for several hours. shadowThe police think the robbers shadowed their victims for days before the crime. If a person scents something, they have a feeling that they are about to experience it: 觉察出;预感到 Halfway through the game, the team could already scent victory.半场以后，这个球队已经能预感到要获胜了。 Animal (non-human) behaviour accidental apex predator beg behave behaviour behavioural science claw fawn gambol groom homing housebroken migrate monogamous monogamously monogamy murmuration nocturnal ravening soar You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Predicting things and intuition Idiomscent blood scent | American Dictionaryscent noun[ C/U ] us/sent/ scentnoun[C/U] (SMELL)a smell, esp. when pleasant, or a smell left behind by an animal or person: [ C ]The scent of lilacs permeated the air. [ C ]The dogs were onto the lost boy’s scent (= were following his smell). Scent is also perfume (= liquid with a pleasant smell). scent verb[ T ] us/sent/ scentverb[T] (FILL WITH SMELL)to fill an area or place with a smell, esp. a pleasant smell: Perfume scented the air. scentverb[T] (DISCOVER)to discover someone or something by smelling: The dogs eventually scented the fox. If you scent something, you have a feeling that something exists or is present: We could scent danger/trouble/success. Examples of scentscent Floral scents - a checklist of volatile compounds isolated by head-space techniques. Floral scents - a checklist of volatile compounds isolated by headspace-techniques. Because middle-class women use their bodies to produce children, those bodies are marked by the floral scents that render them attractive to the men who will father those children. The scents of her period are subtle, different from the malodorous scents of death and poverty found in the novels of the 1840s, she tells us. She is less concerned with the smell of the culture - odors of neighborhoods, rivers, streets, or food, for example - than with scents detectable during personal exchanges. Surely to enable us to have full enjoyment of our scents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They may hunt it very slowly, or they may do so quickly according to the scenting conditions on that day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the other hand, whether petrol, matches, lighters or scents were exempt would depend entirely upon their price. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A derivative of ambergris is used in the perfumery industry as a fixative for delicate scents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am talking about the more expensive scents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The scents used in these items are particularly pungent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Scents automatically enter the body while we breathe and provide us with interesting sensations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here you have, it scents to me, an admirable system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Both services develop the scenting ability of dogs in order to detect the presence of drugs or explosives, and both services train dogs and handlers to a very high standard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are made of a material very similar to beer coasters and are produced in a variety of colors and scents. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of scent These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withscentscentThese are words often used in combination with scent. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. floral scent There is no floralscent associated with the flowers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. human scent And some defective wolves, for example, wolves who do not know enough not to eat food with human scent on it, may survive precisely through that defect. pleasant scent Chan says he only had an orange with him because of the pleasantscent, as smoking, which was allowed in many tournaments then, bothered him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with scent |
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