| 单词 | smell |
| 释义 | noun | verb smellsmell1 /smɛl/ ●●● S1 W2 noun 1[countable] the quality that people and animals recognize by using their nose: What’s that smell? A delicious smell was coming from the kitchen.smell of The air was filled with the smell of flowers. Skunks give off a very strong smell.THESAURUSaroma – a strong pleasant smell, especially from food or drinks: He was awakened by the aroma of fresh coffee.scent – a pleasant smell: The scent of the pine trees was refreshing.fragrance – a pleasant sweet smell: The fragrance of roses filled the room.perfume formal – a pleasant sweet smell. Used especially in writing: In the garden, the perfume of the jasmine flowers was strong.whiff – a smell of something that you notice for only a short time: There was a whiff of smoke in the air from the fire outside.odor – a strong unpleasant smell that is easy to recognize: His clothes stunk with the odor of dead fish.stench – a strong disgusting smell: The meat was decaying, and the stench made him feel sick.stink – a very unpleasant smell: “What is that stink?” “It’s just the dog.”2[countable] a bad quality that you notice using your nose: I think the smell is getting worse.3[uncountable] science, biology the ability to notice or recognize smells: A mole finds its food by smell alone. Dogs have a very good sense of smell.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa strong smell There was a strong smell of burning in the air.a faint smell (=not strong) I noticed a faint smell of perfume.an overpowering smell (=very strong) The smell of bleach was overpowering.a nice/pleasant/lovely smell The pleasant smell of fresh coffee came from the kitchen.a bad/unpleasant/horrible etc. smell The smell in the shed was awful.a strange/funny smell What’s that funny smell?a sweet smell She liked the sweet smell of hay in the barn.a delicious smell (=a pleasant smell of food) There were delicious smells coming from the kitchen.a sickly smell (=sweet and unpleasant) We could smell the sweet, sickly smell of rotten meat.a pungent smell formal (=strong and unpleasant) A pungent smell of garlic filled the air.a clean smell Everywhere was the sharp, clean smell of pine.an acrid/sharp smell (=strong and bitter) The acrid smell of smoke clung to all the furnishings in the room.a musty/stale/sour smell (=old and not fresh) The clothes in the closet had a damp musty smell.verbshave a strong/sweet/disgusting etc. smell The flowers had a beautifully sweet smell.give off a smell (=produce a smell) Rubber gives off a strong smell when it is burned.notice/smell a smell (also detect a smell formal) He detected a faint smell of blood.breathe in a smell She breathed in the smell of her baby’s soft skin.a smell fills the air (also a smell fills the room/building etc.) The smells of the hospital filled the air.a smell hangs in the air (=stays in the air for a long time) The smell of burning trees hung in the air for days.a smell comes from somewhere (also a smell emanates from somewhere formal) A delicious smell of baking came from the kitchen.a smell wafts somewhere (=moves there through the air) The smells wafting up the stairs from the kitchen were making her feel hungry. noun | verb smellsmell2 ●●● W3 verb 1HAVE A SMELL [linking verb] to have a particular smell: I love the way the house smells at Christmas.smell nice/good/bad etc. You smell nice! Something smells terrible!smell like Your perfume smells like roses.smell of The apartment smelled of paint.2HAVE A BAD SMELL [intransitive not in progressive] to have a bad smell SYN stink: Your feet smell.3NOTICE A SMELL [transitive not in progressive] to notice or recognize a particular smell: Do you smell smoke? I can smell something burning.4USE YOUR NOSE [transitive] to put your nose near something to discover what type of smell it has SYN sniff: Smell these roses!5BE ABLE TO SMELL [intransitive] to have the ability to notice and recognize smells6smell trouble/danger etc. to feel that something bad is going to happen: Actually, I should have smelled trouble earlier.7smell a rat to guess that something wrong or dishonest is happening8smell fishy to seem likely to be dishonest, illegal, etc.: The deal smelled fishy to many people on Wall Street.9something doesn’t smell right (to somebody) used to say that a situation does not seem right10come up/out smelling like a rose to get an advantage from a situation, when you ought to have been blamed, criticized, or harmed by itsmell somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb1to find something because you have a natural ability to do this: He has an instinct for smelling out weakness in others.2to find something by smelling: Dogs are able to smell out their prey.smell something ↔ up phrasal verb to fill a place with an unpleasant smell: He smelled up the place with his cigars. |
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