1. | [u][c] 香味the pleasant smell that sth has |
The air was filled with the scent of wild flowers. 空气中弥漫着野花的芬芳。 | |
These flowers have no scent. 这些花不香。 |
2. | [u][c][ususing] (人的)气味,气息;(动物留下的)臭迹,遗臭the smell that a person or an animal leaves behind and that other animals such as dogs can follow |
The dogs must have lost her scent. 狗准是闻不到她的气味了。 |
3. | [u] 香水a liquid with a pleasant smell that you wear on your skin to make it smell nice |
a bottle of scent 一瓶香水 |
4. | [sing] ~ of sth 察觉;预感the feeling that sth is present or is going to happen very soon |
The scent of victory was in the air. 胜利在望。 |
1. | ~ sth 嗅出;闻到to find sth by using the sense of smell |
The dog scented a rabbit. 狗嗅到了兔子的气息。 |
2. | ~ sth 觉察出;预感到to begin to feel that sth exists or is about to happen |
The press could scent a scandal. 记者觉察出有桩丑闻。 | |
By then, the team was scenting victory. 到那时,队员已经预感到即将获胜了。 |
3. | [oftpass] ~ sth (with sth) 使具有香味to give sth a particular, pleasant smell |
Roses scented the night air. 夜空中弥漫着玫瑰花香。 |