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smell out
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. smell out - recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell out trouble"nose out, scent out, sniff out | | 2.smell out - become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"sense, smellperceive - become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest" |
Translationssmell (smel) noun1. the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose. My sister never had a good sense of smell. 嗅覺 嗅觉2. the quality that is noticed by using this power. a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas. 氣味 气味3. an act of using this power. Have a smell of this! 嗅 嗅 verb – past tense, past participles smelled, ~smelt (smelt) – 1. to notice by using one's nose. I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning. 嗅 嗅2. to give off a smell. The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish. 散發出(味) 散发出（味） 3. to examine by using the sense of smell. Let me smell those flowers. 聞一聞 闻一闻-smelling having a (particular kind of) smell. a nasty-smelling liquid; sweet-smelling roses. 有...臭味的 ...味的 ˈsmelly adjective having a bad smell. smelly fish. 發臭的 发臭的ˈsmelliness noun 味道 味道smell out to find (as if) by smelling. We buried the dog's bone, but he smelt it out again. 嗅出... 嗅出...smell out
smell out1. To locate someone or something using one's sense of smell. Almost exclusively said of dogs or other animals. A noun or pronoun can be used between "smell" and "out." The police use specially trained dogs to smell out criminals. After receiving a bomb threat at the stadium, search dogs were brought in to smell it out.2. By extension, to uncover, reveal, or expose someone or something through some form of investigation. A noun or pronoun can be used between "smell" and "out." If the company is up to anything fishy, the auditor will smell it out. Our lead investigative journalist smelled out some major corruption between the senator and foreign investors.See also: out, smellsmell (someone, something, or an animal) outto locate someone, something, or an animal by smelling or as if by smelling. The dog smelled the crook out from the place in the alley where he was hiding. The dog smelled out the raccoon.See also: out, smellEncyclopediaSeesmellsmell out
Synonyms for smell outverb recognize or detect by or as if by smellingSynonyms- nose out
- scent out
- sniff out
verb become aware of not through the senses but instinctivelySynonymsRelated Words |