scent

英 [sent] 美 [sent]

n.  香味; (人的)气味,气息; (动物留下的)臭迹,遗臭; 香水
v.  嗅出; 闻到; 觉察出; 预感到; 使具有香味

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牛津词典

noun

  1. 香味
    the pleasant smell that sth has
    1. The air was filled with the scent of wild flowers.
      空气中弥漫着野花的芬芳。
    2. These flowers have no scent.
      这些花不香。
  2. (人的)气味,气息;(动物留下的)臭迹,遗臭
    the smell that a person or an animal leaves behind and that other animals such as dogs can follow
    1. The dogs must have lost her scent.
      狗准是闻不到她的气味了。
  3. 香水
    a liquid with a pleasant smell that you wear on your skin to make it smell nice
    1. a bottle of scent
      一瓶香水
  4. 察觉;预感
    the feeling that sth is present or is going to happen very soon
    1. The scent of victory was in the air.
      胜利在望。

verb

  1. 嗅出;闻到
    to find sth by using the sense of smell
    1. The dog scented a rabbit.
      狗嗅到了兔子的气息。
  2. 觉察出;预感到
    to begin to feel that sth exists or is about to happen
    1. The press could scent a scandal.
      记者觉察出有桩丑闻。
    2. By then, the team was scenting victory.
      到那时,队员已经预感到即将获胜了。
  3. 使具有香味
    to give sth a particular, pleasant smell
    1. Roses scented the night air.
      夜空中弥漫着玫瑰花香。

柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 香味;芬芳
    The scent of something is the pleasant smell that it has.
    1. Flowers are chosen for their scent as well as their look.
      选花不仅要观其形还要闻其香。
  2. VERB 使具有香味
    If something scents a place or thing, it makes it smell pleasant.
    1. Jasmine flowers scent the air...
      空气中弥漫着茉莉花香。
    2. Scent your drawers and wardrobe with your favourite aromas.
      用你最喜欢的香味熏香你的抽屉和衣柜。
  3. N-MASS 香水
    Scent is a liquid which women put on their necks and wrists to make themselves smell nice.
    1. She dabbed herself with scent.
      她在身上擦了一点香水。
  4. in AM, use 美国英语用 perfume

  5. N-VAR (人的)气味,气息;(动物的)臭迹,遗臭
    The scent of a person or animal is the smell that they leave and that other people sometimes follow when looking for them.
    1. A police dog picked up the murderer's scent...
      一只警犬嗅出了凶手的气味。
    2. Many kinds of insect find their mates by scent.
      许多昆虫通过气味找到交配对象。
  6. VERB (动物)嗅出,闻到
    When an animal scents something, it becomes aware of it by smelling it.
    1. ...dogs which scent the hidden birds.
      嗅出隐藏鸟群的狗
  7. VERB 觉察出;预感到
    If you scent a situation, you feel that it is going to happen.
    1. Republicans from Pennsylvania and New York are scenting victory.
      来自宾夕法尼亚州和纽约州的共和党人预感到胜利在望。

双语例句

  1. The scent of burning metal assailed his nostrils.
    燃烧的金属的味道刺激着他的嗅觉。
  2. Her cheap, cloying scent enveloped him
    她那廉价香水甜腻熏人的气味一下子包围了他。
  3. The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room
    她的香水味道在房间里久久不散。
  4. He crawled from print to print, sniffing at the earth, following the scent left in the tracks.
    它沿着脚印向前爬,在地面上嗅着,追踪着路上留下的气味。
  5. Flowers are chosen for their scent as well as their look.
    选花不仅要观其形还要闻其香。
  6. Scent your drawers and wardrobe with your favourite aromas.
    用你最喜欢的香味熏香你的抽屉和衣柜。
  7. She dabbed herself with scent.
    她在身上擦了一点香水。
  8. A police dog picked up the murderer's scent
    一只警犬嗅出了凶手的气味。
  9. Many kinds of insect find their mates by scent.
    许多昆虫通过气味找到交配对象。
  10. Republicans from Pennsylvania and New York are scenting victory.
    来自宾夕法尼亚州和纽约州的共和党人预感到胜利在望。
  11. The scent of climbing roses wafts through the window
    藤本月季的芳香飘进了窗户。
  12. A slight breeze rose, wafting the heavy scent of flowers past her.
    清风吹拂,浓郁的花香向她飘来。
  13. She loved the scent in the house of wax polish.
    她喜欢房子里打过蜡的味道。
  14. Through the window I caught the scent of syringa mixed with the smell of grass.
    从窗口,我闻到紫丁香的香味搀和着青草的味道。
  15. I can't bear this scent.
    这气味我受不了。
  16. The scent of the flowers was wafied to us by the breeze.
    随风飘来一阵阵花香。
  17. The sweet scent disappeared.
    香味儿飞了。
  18. On summer evenings the flowers gave forth an almost intoxicating scent.
    夏日的傍晚,鲜花散发出醉人的芳香。
  19. The air is heavy with the scent of osmanthus.
    桂子飘香。
  20. The morning breeze carried with it the scent of wild flowers.
    晨风吹来野花的清香。
  21. When I wear my new scent, Cosmic Radiance, I feel beautiful, empowered and sexy.
    当我穿我的新清香,宇宙的光芒,我觉得美丽的,被授权的,性感迷人。
  22. I was sitting outside, breathing in the scent of roses and lavender.
    当时我正在屋外呼吸玫瑰和薰衣草的芳香。
  23. The scent, of course, reveals what is concealed from the other senses.
    气味,当然了,表现了对于其它感官隐藏了的东西。
  24. Insects are attracted to flowers by their colour, scent and nectar.
    昆虫为花的色彩、香气和花蜜所吸引。
  25. She was wearing a scent like burnt roses.
    她身上有一股好似烧焦了的玫瑰花的香味。
  26. Oh! Here it is. I picked up the bird's scent!
    噢!就是这儿了我闻到那只鸟的气味了!
  27. His nostrils dilated with the scent of the air.
    他的鼻孔因为空气中的香味而张大了。
  28. The scent of lemons filled the grove.
    柠檬香味充满了小树林。
  29. I love the scent and the consistency.
    我很喜欢它的香气和浓度。
  30. When they attached a sweet perfume to an ionic liquid, the scent disappeared.
    当他们将芬芳的香水附着在这种离子液体上时,香味消失了。

同义词辨析

  smell fragrance odour scent stink【导航词义:气味】

  smell n. 气味

〔辨析〕普通用词,指任何通过嗅觉器官感受到的气味,可以是好闻的或难闻的。

〔例证〕
The rose gave off a sweet smell.
玫瑰发出芬芳的香气。
The smell of the paint will pass off in a few days.
油漆味几天后就会消失。
The smell is offensive.
这气味很呛人。

  fragrance n. 芳香,香味

〔辨析〕指怡人的气味,尤指鲜花等散发出的香气。

〔例证〕
The air is full of the fragrance of roses.
空气中满是玫瑰花的香味。
The lilac gave off a sweet fragrance.
丁香散发出芬芳的香味。

  odour n. 〈正式〉气味

〔辨析〕指易于辨别的强烈气味,多指难闻的臭味,常用于科技文章中。

〔例证〕
This liquid has an extremely unpleasant odour.
这种液体有种特别难闻的气味。
This kind of food gave off an unbearable odour.
这种食品散发出叫人难以忍受的气味。
It will tell us specifically what odours are found in your room.
它会明确地告诉我们在你的房间里有什么气味。

  scent n. 气味,香味

〔辨析〕指某物的香味,或人、动物身上散发出的气味。

〔例证〕
The scent of lemons filled the hall.
柠檬香味充满了大厅。
The breeze wafted with scents of the grass.
微风送来阵阵青草香。
The hounds followed their game by scent.
猎犬循着臭迹追踪猎物。

  stink n. 恶臭

〔辨析〕指十分难闻的气味。

〔例证〕
The air is full of the stink of decayed fish.
空气中充满了烂鱼的臭味。
You can smell the stink of the dead body.
你可以闻到死尸的臭味。
The stink nearly blew my head off.
那臭味都快把我熏死了。

习惯用语

n.

    put/throw sb off the scent

  • 使失去线索;摆脱追踪者;使迷失寻找方向
    to do sth to stop sb from finding you or discovering sth
    1. on the scent (of sth)

    2. 已获得线索;已掌握蛛丝马迹
      close to discovering sth

      英英释义

      noun

      1. any property detected by the olfactory system

          Synonym:    olfactory propertysmellaromaodorodour

        1. an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced

          1. a distinctive odor that is pleasant

              Synonym:    aromafragranceperfume

            verb

            1. apply perfume to
              1. She perfumes herself every day

              Synonym:    perfume

            2. catch the scent of
              1. The dog nosed out the drugs

              Synonym:    nosewind

            3. cause to smell or be smelly

                Synonym:    odorizeodourise