smell

smell
noun

[mass noun]the faculty or power of perceiving odours or scents by means of the organs in the nose
嗅觉
a highly developed sense of smell.
高度发达的嗅觉。
dogs locate the bait by smell.
狗通过嗅觉发现诱饵。
■[count noun]a quality in something that is perceived by this faculty; an odour or scent
气味
lingering kitchen smells.
萦绕不去的厨房气味。
a smell of coffee.
咖啡的气味。
■an unpleasant odour
臭味
twenty-seven cats lived there—you can imagine the smell!.
有27只猫住在那儿——你可以想象那味道！。
■[insing.]an act of inhaling in order to ascertain an odour or scent
闻，嗅
have a smell of this.
闻闻这个。

(pastandpast participle smelt 或smelled)

[with obj.]perceive or detect the odour or scent of (something)[no obj.]
闻到，嗅到
I think I can smell something burning.
我想我闻到了烧焦的气味。
■sniff at (something) in order to perceive or detect its odour or scent
嗅（某物）
the dogs smell each other.
狗相互嗅来嗅去。
■[noobj.]have or use a sense of smell
有嗅觉
becoming deaf or blind or unable to smell.
变得失聪、失明或失去嗅觉。
■(smell something out)detect or discover something by the faculty of smell
凭嗅觉查出（或发现）
his nose can smell out an animal from ten miles away.
他的鼻子能闻到十英里以外的动物。
■detect or suspect (something) by means of instinct or intuition
（凭本能或直觉）觉察到（或怀疑）
he can smell trouble long before it gets serious.
他能在问题变严重之前很早就察觉到它的存在。
he can smell out weakness in others.
他能察觉到别人的弱点。
[no obj.]emit an odour or scent of a specified kind
散发…的气味
the place smelled of damp.
这地方散发着潮气。
[with complement]the food smelt and tasted good.
这食品闻起来香，吃起来可口。
[asadj., incombination -smelling]pungent-smelling food.
有刺激性气味的食物。
■have a strong or unpleasant odour
散发强烈的或难闻的气味
if I don't get a bath soon I'll start to smell.
我要不快点洗澡的话，就该发臭了。
it smells in here.
这儿有臭味。
■appear in a certain way; be suggestive of something
看起来像；有…意味
it smells like a hoax to me.
我感觉这像是一场骗局。

常用词组
smell blood

discern weakness or vulnerability in an opponent
察觉到对手的弱点

smell a rat

(informal)begin to suspect trickery or deception
(非正式)察觉到有鬼

smell the roses

(N. Amer. informal)enjoy or appreciate what is often ignored
(北美，非正式)享受（或欣赏）常被忽略的事物

派生
smellable
adjective
smeller
noun
语源

Middle English: of unknown origin

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