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scent

释义

scent

noun

UK /sent/

Word Forms

singular	scent
plural	scents

1
countable a particular smell, especially a pleasant one
an apple with a rich flavour and scent
The sweet fresh scent of newly baked bread filled the house.
Synonyms and related words
Pleasant smells
aroma
bouquet
fragrance
1. 1a
  countable/uncountable the smell that an animal or person has, which some animals can follow
  pick up a scent (=start to follow a scent):
  Police tracker dogs picked up the man’s scent in the forest.
  be on the scent (=be following a smell):
  The dogs were soon on the fox’s scent.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for hunting, shooting and fishing
  an easy target
  angling
  bag
2
countable/uncountable a liquid that people, especially women, put on their skin to make themselves smell nice
Synonyms and related words
Perfume
perfume
scent
cologne
3
countable usually singulara series of facts and signs that help someone to discover something
The police were following a false scent.
the first scent of suspicion
Synonyms and related words
Proof and evidence
evidence
sign
suggestion

phrases

the scent of something

throw/put someone off the scent

scent

noun

US /sent/

Word Forms

singular	scent
plural	scents

1
countable a particular smell, especially a pleasant one
an apple with a rich flavor and scent
The sweet fresh scent of newly baked bread filled the house.
Synonyms and related words
Pleasant smells
aroma
bouquet
fragrance
1. 1a
  countable/uncountable the smell that an animal or person has, which some animals can follow
  pick up a scent (=start to follow a scent):
  The bloodhounds picked up the man’s scent in the forest.
  be on the scent (=be following a smell):
  The dogs were soon on the fox’s scent.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for hunting, shooting and fishing
  an easy target
  angling
  bag
2
countable/uncountable a liquid that people, especially women, put on their skin to make themselves smell nice
Synonyms and related words
Perfume
perfume
scent
cologne
3
countable usually singulara series of facts and signs that help someone discover something
The police were following a false scent.
the first scent of suspicion
Synonyms and related words
Proof and evidence
evidence
sign
suggestion

phrases

the scent of something

throw/put someone off the scent

scent

verb transitive

UK /sent/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	scent
he/she/it	scents
present participle	scenting
past tense	scented
past participle	scented

1
to make something have a particular smell
The smell of roses scented the room.
Synonyms and related words
To produce a smell
scent
reek
smell
2
if an animal scents someone or something, it knows they are there because of their smell
Synonyms and related words
To taste or smell something
catch
olfactory
palate
Synonyms and related words
Animal behaviour
beach
bite
bite
3
to feel that something is soon going to happen or be done
Synonyms and related words
Predicting and prediction
predict
prediction
forecast

phrases

scent blood

scent

verb transitive

US /sent/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	scent
he/she/it	scents
present participle	scenting
past tense	scented
past participle	scented

1
to make something have a particular smell
The smell of roses scented the room.
Synonyms and related words
To produce a smell
scent
reek
smell
2
if an animal scents someone or something, it knows they are there because of their smell
Synonyms and related words
To taste or smell something
catch
olfactory
palate
Synonyms and related words
Animal behavior
beach
bite
bite
3
to feel that something is soon going to happen or be done
Synonyms and related words
Predicting and prediction
predict
prediction
forecast

phrases

scent blood

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