单词详解

1. vt.

A. 嗅，闻 (inhale the odor of, perceive by the olfactory sense)

Mother could smell that the milk was not fresh. 母亲闻得出牛奶不新鲜。

B. 闻出，嗅到，察觉出 [+v-ing] [+(that)] [+wh-] (become aware of not through the senses but instinctively)

I smelled something burning. 我闻到东西烧焦的味道。

C. 发出……的气味 (emit an odor)

You both smell alcohol. 你俩身上都有股酒的气味。

2. vi.

A. 嗅，闻 [(+at)]

She smelled at the flower. 她闻闻那朵花。

B. 有气味，有臭气。

This fish smells. 这鱼发臭了。

This liquid doesn’t smell. 这种液体没有气味。

C. 闻起来有某种气味（或气息） [L] [(+of)]

The milk smells sour. 牛奶有酸味了。

3. n.

A. [U] [C] 气味，香味，臭味 (the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form)

The cheese was emitting a strong smell. 干酪散发出强烈的气味。

B. [U]嗅觉 (any property detected by the olfactory system)

Dogs have a keen sense of smell. 狗的嗅觉很灵敏。

C. 一嗅，一闻 (the act of perceiving the odor of something)

She took a smell at the flower. 她闻了闻那朵花。

相关词组

1. smell of 有……的气味

The house smells of the print. 房间里有油漆的味道。

2. sweet smell 闻起来香

The flowers smell sweet. 这些花闻起来很香。

3. sense of smell 嗅觉

Some animals have smart sense of smell. 一些动物嗅觉很灵敏。

相关单词

过去式：smelled/smelt

过去分词：smelled/smelt

现在分词：smelling

第三人称单数：smells