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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- smell
[smεl]
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1.
noun
[c]
(aroma，odour) 气味
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2.
noun
[u]
(sense) 嗅觉
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3.
vt.
(notice the smell of) 闻到
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4.
vt.
(sniff) 嗅
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5.
vt.
(have instinct for) 察觉
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6.
vi.
(have unpleasant odour) 发臭
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7.
vi.
to smell nice/delicious/spicy {etc} 闻起来香/好吃/辣{等}
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sense of smell
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嗅觉
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to smell of
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有…气味
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- smell
[smel]
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1.
vt.
闻，嗅
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2.
vi.
散发气味
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The soup smells good.
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这汤闻起来很诱人。
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3.
vi.
发臭，发出臭味
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He rarely washes，and he smells.
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他很少洗澡，因此满身发臭。
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4.
vi.
带有某种意味
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5.
vt.
感受到，察觉到
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I smell trouble.
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我预感到了麻烦。
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6.
vi.
闻到，嗅到
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7.
n.[u]
嗅觉
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She loved the smell of roses.
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她爱闻玫瑰花香。
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8.
n.[c]
气味，味儿
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9.
n.[c]
情调，风味，氛围
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It had the smell of treason.
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空气中弥漫着叛乱的情绪。
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10.
n.[u]
嗅觉
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11.
n.[c]
闻，嗅
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12.
n.[c]
迹象
Collins English-English Dictionary
- smell
[smεl]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to perceive the scent or odour of (a substance) by means of the olfactory nerves
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2.
vt.
[copula]
to have a specified smell; appear to the sense of smell to be
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the beaches smell of seaweed
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some tobacco smells very sweet
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3.
vi.
[intr; often foll by of]
to emit an odour (of)
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the park smells of flowers
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4.
vi.
[intr]
to emit an unpleasant odour; stink
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5.
vt.
[tr; often foll by out]
to detect through shrewdness or instinct
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6.
vi.
[intr]
to have or use the sense of smell; sniff
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7.
vi.
[intr; foll by of]
to give indications (of)
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he smells of money
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8.
vi.
[intr; foll by around, about, etc]
to search, investigate, or pry
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9.
vi.
[copula]
to be or seem to be untrustworthy or corrupt
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10.
n
that sense (olfaction) by which scents or odours are perceived
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11.
n
anything detected by the sense of smell; odour; scent
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12.
n
a trace or indication
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13.
n
the act or an instance of smelling
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14.
n
[Etymology]
C12: of uncertain origin; compare Middle Dutch smölen to scorch
Examples
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a penetrating sound (or smell)
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刺耳的声音(或刺鼻的气味)
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to smell trouble
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察觉麻烦
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flowers that do not smell
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没有香味的花
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She had baked some cake which made the air smell sweet.
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她烤的蛋糕使周围的空气都弥漫着香甜。
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The smell of the coffee was borne into the house with the wind.
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一阵风吹来，把咖啡的香甜吹进了屋子。
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