| 单词 | smell |
| 释义 | smell n. & v. --n 1. the faculty of perceiving odours or scents (has a fine sense of smell). 2. the quality in substances that is perceived by this (the smell of thyme; this rose has no smell). 3. an unpleasant odour. 4. the act of inhaling to ascertain smell. --v (past and past part. smelt or smelled) 1. tr. perceive the smell of; examine by smell (thought I could smell gas). 2. intr. emit odour. 3. intr. seem by smell to be (this milk smells sour). 4. intr. (foll. by of) a be redolent of (smells of fish). b be suggestive of (smells of dishonesty). 5. intr. stink; be rank. 6. tr. perceive as if by smell; detect, discern, suspect (smell a bargain; smell blood). 7. intr. have or use a sense of smell. 8. intr. (foll. by about) sniff or search about. 9. intr. (foll. by at) inhale the smell of. Phrases and idioms smelling-bottle a small bottle of smelling-salts. smelling-salts ammonium carbonate mixed with scent to be sniffed as a restorative in faintness etc. smell out 1. detect by smell; find out by investigation. 2. (of a dog etc.) hunt out by smell. smell a rat begin to suspect trickery etc. Derivatives smellable adj. smeller n. smell-less adj. Etymology: ME smel(le), prob. f. OE |
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