scent
scent
英[sent]美[sent]
n.香味,气味,嗅觉,(动物的)臭迹,痕迹,踪迹;
vt.闻到,察觉,发觉,使充满…的气味,发出气味;
vi.发出…的气味,有…的迹象,嗅着气味追赶;
复数:scents;
第三人称单数:scents;
过去式:scented;
过去分词:scented;
现在分词:scenting;
例句
A breeze wafted the scent towards us.微风送来阵阵香气。
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。
A dog has keen scent.狗具有灵敏的嗅觉。
The hounds followed the stag's scent.那群猎犬循臭味追寻牡鹿。
The girl always uses too much scent.这姑娘总是用过多的香水。
The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。
A few whiffs of the raw, strong scent of phlox invigorated her.福禄考花的缕缕新鲜、浓重的香味使她充满活力。
Jim stopped inside the door, as immovable as a setter at the scent of quail.吉姆站在屋里的门口边, 纹丝不动地好像猎犬嗅到了鹌鹑的气味似的.
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。
The thick scent of aromatic plants tears at the throat and suffocates in the vast heat.植物发散发出的浓郁香气在喉咙里撕裂,在炎热的天气下令人窒息.
同义词
n.
scent的同义词之:气味,香味
smellfragranceodoressencescent的同义词之:其他释义
sniffsmellnosebouquetessenceodoraromafragrancewhiffstenchstink同义词解析
以下这些词都有"气味" 的意思
fragrance:较正式的典雅用词,常指花妆品、花朵和香料等发出的令人感到新鲜、愉快的香味。
odour:书面中性词,侧重气味本身的本质,既可指令人愉快的气味,也可指令人作呕难闻气味。
flavour:指影响嗅觉、味觉的香气或香味,多用于指食物等独特的味。
smell:普通用词,与odour很相近,中性词。可指好闻或不好闻或中性气味。
perfume:书面用词,指强烈、浓厚天然或人工制造的香气。
scent与smell很接近,但着重某物质或物体所特有的气味,多指好闻的气味。
incense:指香燃烧时发出的芳香的烟味。
词组
on the scent
in possession of a useful clue in a search or investigation(在寻找或调查中)获得线索put (或 throw) someone off the scent
mislead someone in the course of a search or investigation使某人失去线索(或迷失方向)柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
香味;芬芳
The scent of something is the pleasant smell that it has.
例句
Flowers are chosen for their scent as well as their look.选花不仅要观其形还要闻其香。VERB
使具有香味
If something scents a place or thing, it makes it smell pleasant.
例句
Jasmine flowers scent the air...空气中弥漫着茉莉花香。Scent your drawers and wardrobe with your favourite aromas.用你*喜欢的香味熏香你的抽屉和衣柜。N-MASS
香水
Scent is a liquid which women put on their necks and wrists to make themselves smell nice.
例句
She dabbed herself with scent.她在身上擦了一点香水。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.
例句
A police dog picked up the murderer's scent...一只警犬嗅出了凶手的气味。Many kinds of insect find their mates by scent.许多昆虫通过气味找到交配对象。VERB
(动物)嗅出,闻到
When an animal scents something, it becomes aware of it by smelling it.
例句
...dogs which scent the hidden birds.嗅出隐藏鸟群的狗VERB
觉察出;预感到
If you scent a situation, you feel that it is going to happen.
例句
Republicans from Pennsylvania and New York are scenting victory.来自宾夕法尼亚州和纽约州的共和*人预感到胜利在望。英汉词典释义
n.
气味, 香味
The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。The winds came down with scents of the grass and wild flowers.微风送来阵阵青草和野花的香气。香水
The girl always uses too much scent.这姑娘总是用过多的香水。(动物的)臭迹, 遗臭
The hounds followed the stag's scent.那群猎犬循臭味追寻牡鹿。线索
The police are now on the scent of the culprit.警方正在追踪罪犯。(尤指狗的)嗅觉
A dog has keen scent.狗具有灵敏的嗅觉。察觉;预感
vt.
(动物等)嗅出…的气味, 嗅出…的存在
The dogs had scented a fox.这些狗嗅出附近有狐狸。察觉到(坏事等的)存在; 觉得有, 怀疑有
He scented danger.他觉察到有危险。I scented that all was not well.我觉得一切都不正常。使充满香味; 洒香水于
The air was scented with spring flowers.空气中充满了春天花朵的芳香。英英词典释义
Noun
1. a distinctive odor that is pleasant
2. an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
3. any property detected by the olfactory system
Verb
1. cause to smell or be smelly
2. catch the scent of; get wind of;
"The dog nosed out the drugs"3. apply perfume to;
"She perfumes herself every day"