whiffs

英 [wɪfs] 美 [wɪfs]

n.  一点儿气味; 一股气味; 轻微的迹象(或感觉); 一点点; 些许; 挥空(击球未中)
v.  有臭味; 发臭; 挥空棒(击球未中)
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  1. N-COUNT 一阵(气味)
    If there is a whiff of a particular smell, you smell it only slightly or only for a brief period of time, for example as you walk past someone or something.
    1. He caught a whiff of her perfume.
      他闻到了她身上的一股香水味。
  2. N-COUNT 轻微的征兆;迹象
    A whiff of something bad or harmful is a slight sign of it.
    1. Not a whiff of scandal has ever tainted his private life...
      他的私生活没有爆出过一丁点儿的丑闻。
    2. The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.
      这个电视节目有些伪善和夸耀的嫌疑。
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双语例句

  1. Whiffs of delicate fragrance penetrated to the heart.
    股股幽香沁润到肺腑。
  2. Perched in the departure lounge, the orb offers curious globetrotters whiffs of Thailand, South Africa, Japan, China and Brazil.
    坐落在候机厅，地球仪为好奇的环球旅行者提供泰国、南非、日本、中国和巴西的气味。
  3. Their subtle fragrance was wafted by the passing breeze, in whiffs airy as the notes of a song coming faintly from some distant tower.
    微风过处，送来缕缕清香，仿佛远处高楼上渺茫的歌声似的。
  4. So why in the architectural world are monumental whiffs greatly underappreciated?
    因此，文化遗产的气息为什么在建筑界大多没有得到重视？
  5. He would inform you with quiet pride, between whiffs of his pipe, that he had put in an appearance at the Community Centre every evening for the past four years.
    他会抽着烟斗，带着种宁静的洋洋自得，告诉你过去四年里，他每个晚上都参加了街道活动中心的活动。
  6. He stopped work to have a few whiffs.
    他停下工作抽几口烟。
  7. He took a few whiffs, ie of a cigar, pipe, etc.
    他吸了几口（雪茄、烟斗等）。
  8. That fish whiffs a bit.
    那条鱼有点臭。
  9. There are still whiffs of sewerage in some of the streets, and some eating establishments looking less than sanitary.
    但是作为一个城市来看，这里的供水、供电、交通设施都在正常运转。
  10. A few whiffs of the raw, strong scent of phlox invigorated her ( D.H. Lawrence)
    福禄考花的缕缕新鲜、浓重的香味使她充满活力（D.H.劳伦斯）
  11. They hold high "it is art but art" flag and raise whiffs of aestheticism literature ideological trend at the Chinese modem literary world.
    这些作家高举为艺术而艺术的旗帜，在中国现代文坛掀起了一股唯美主义文学思潮。
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