| 词汇 | smell |
| 释义 | smell verb uk /smel/ us /smel/smelled or UK alsosmelt | smelled or UKsmelt smellverb (CHARACTERISTIC)B1[ I, L only+ adj ] 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？ Those toilets smell foul!那些卫生间太难闻了！ This milk smells funny. You smell lovely - what's your perfume? He always smells of cigarettes. My armpits were starting to smell. Smells & smelling acridly anosmic bergamot deodorize deodorizing fragrant fullness fusty malodorous minging niff olfactory nerve orangey petrichor piny pungency smelly sniff stagnant stink smellverb (DISCOVER)B1[ T ] to notice or discover something using the nose: 闻出，闻到 Come and smell these flowers!过来闻闻这些花！ smell something burningCan 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。 [ T ]informal to know about or be aware of a situation without having to be told about it: 嗅到，意识到 smell troubleBrenda 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。 I could smell smoke on the night air. I can smell onions cooking. Smell this perfume. I could smell alcohol on his breath. Can you smell gas? 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: Guessing, supposing and suspecting smellverb (ABILITY)B2[ I ] 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。 My nose is blocked so I can't smell. If you can't smell, your ability to taste is also impaired. It feels so unnatural not to be able to smell. Not being able to smell has its advantages. Many animals are able to smell better than humans. Smells & smelling acridly anosmic bergamot deodorize deodorizing fragrant fullness fusty malodorous minging niff olfactory nerve orangey petrichor piny pungency smelly sniff stagnant stink Idiomscome up/out smelling of roses smell a rat smell blood Phrasal verbssmell somewhere out smell something/someone out smell noun uk /smel/ us /smel/ smellnoun (CHARACTERISTIC)B1[ C ] 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？ the smell ofI 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。 delicious smellThere'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。 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. the smell of somethingliterary the particular character or feeling that someone or something has: 气息 the sweet smell of successShe'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。 the smell of decaying meat腐肉气味 The delicious smell of freshly-made coffee came from the kitchen.新煮好的咖啡的芳香从厨房里飘了出来。 There was an unpleasant smell coming from the drains.下水道里发出一种难闻的气味。 What's that horrible smell?是什么气味这么难闻？ The smell of hospitals always makes my stomach turn. Smells & smelling acridly anosmic bergamot deodorize deodorizing fragrant fullness fusty malodorous minging niff olfactory nerve orangey petrichor piny pungency smelly sniff stagnant stink smellnoun (ABILITY)B2[ U ] 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。 sense of smellDogs have a very good sense of smell.狗的嗅觉很灵敏。 Sharks have a highly developed sense of smell.鲨鱼有高度发达的嗅觉。 She has a very keen sense of smell. As you get older you tend to lose your sense of smell. He has a very poor sense of smell. Pregnancy can change your sense of smell. The senses in general eyesight feeling hearing hyperacute hyperaesthetic intersensory neurosensory night vision receptive sensate sensately sensorial sensorially sensory area sensually sight synaesthesia synesthesia taste vision smellnoun (DISCOVER)[ S ]mainly UK the act of putting your nose near something and breathing in so that you can discover its characteristics with your nose: 闻，嗅 a smell ofHave a smell of this perfume.来闻闻这种香水。 Smells & smelling acridly anosmic bergamot deodorize deodorizing fragrant fullness fusty malodorous minging niff olfactory nerve orangey petrichor piny pungency smelly sniff stagnant stink Related word-smelling smell | American Dictionarysmell noun us/smel/ smellnoun (ABILITY)[ U ] the ability to notice or discover a substance in the air by using the nose: Smell is one of the five senses. Dogs have a very good sense of smell. smellnoun (CHARACTERISTIC)[ C ] the characteristic of something that can be recognized or noticed using the nose: a sweet/strong/unpleasant smell the smell of flowers/perfume/coffee/paint I woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs. I wish we could get rid of that smell in the garage. smellnoun (DISCOVERY)[ U ] the act of using your nose to discover the characteristic of a substance in the air: Have a smell of this thyme. smell verb us/smel/ smellverb (DISCOVER)[ T ] to become aware of or to discover something using the nose: Just smell this perfume! She smelled something burning. fig. Brenda can smell trouble a mile off. (= knows when there will be trouble.) smellverb (USE ABILITY)[ I/T ] to have the ability to notice or discover a substance in the air by using your nose: [ T ]I have a cold and I can’t smell anything. smellverb (HAVE CHARACTERISTIC)to have a particular quality that people can notice with their noses: [ I ]My hands smell of onions. [ I ]It smells like you’ve been baking in here. [ L ]That soup smells good. [ I ]Your feet smell (= have an unpleasant smell). Idiomssmell fishy smell a rat Examples of smellsmell The stable and fireplace no longer smell or cause any other inconveniences to the inhabitants. She loves his tweedy smell, his steady gaze, his dark hair, his stubborn mouth. And, more generally, why is seeing red very different from hearing a sound or smelling a smell? These women may well have preferred the look and smell of symmetrical men but their culture did not allow them to act on these preferences. He remembered the feeling of burning all over his body, the pain, sounds and smells from the accident. She gives him an egg, telling him to return when it smells musty. From the kitchen, tantalizing smells waft and overwhelm the usual scholarly smell. They evolve through complex interactions between the child and caretakers mediated through touch, smell, affective expressions, nonverbal gestures, and speech. Many blind persons show exquisite sensitivity to sounds and smells, and those born without arms can attain remarkable skill in operating with their toes. On the other hand, chlorate and chlorite can be formed, which may be tasted and smelled. Even an attempt to build a data bank of smells has been seriously considered. The senses of smell and taste are based on the same functional principles. Taste and smell could be practiced in the same space but should ideally have their own room and their own particular objects. Furthermore, there is little or no smell associated with centralized sewage systems. It is therefore necessary to have an algorithm that uses a pattern store of smells and the necessary software to use it. See all examples of smell 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 withsmellsmellThese are words often used in combination with smell. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. characteristic smell The complaint received by the local authority related to the characteristic smell from the plant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 distinct smell We are talking about democracy, the democracy clause, but we detect a distinct smell of oil and gas. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English distinctive smell Gas supplied to the public must by law have a distinctive smell and chemical odorants are added to ensure this. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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 smell |
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