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  • Conjugation : past  smelled ; pp  smelled ; ing  smelling
  • Derivative : n  smeller ; adj  smellable ; adj   smellless
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

smell [smεl]
  1. 1. noun [c] (aroma，odour) 气味
  2. 2. noun [u] (sense) 嗅觉
  3. 3. vt. (notice the smell of) 闻到
  4. 4. vt. (sniff) 嗅
  5. 5. vt. (have instinct for) 察觉
  6. 6. vi. (have unpleasant odour) 发臭
  7. 7. vi. to smell nice/delicious/spicy {etc} 闻起来香/好吃/辣{等}
    sense of smell
    嗅觉
    to smell of
    有…气味

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

smell [smεl] [smel]
  1. 1. vt. 嗅出，闻到
    The dogs could smell the drugs out.
    这些狗能够嗅出毒品来。
  2. 2. vt. 察觉（到）
    to smell trouble
    察觉麻烦
    He could smell a rat in the way the men were talking.
    他从这些人的讲话方式就能感到事有蹊跷。
  3. 3. vt. （根据气味等）嗅，闻
    smell the milk to tell if it's sour
    闻闻牛奶看它是否发酸
    He always liked to smell the bread before eating it.
    他吃面包之前总喜欢先闻一闻。
  4. 4. vi. 嗅（常与at或of连用）
    Poor him, he can't smell.
    他真可怜，嗅觉完全丧失了。
  5. 5. vi. 具有（或散发）…气味（或香味）
    flowers that do not smell
    没有香味的花
    She smells like lavender.
    她身上闻起来有一股薰衣草味儿。
  6. 6. vi. 具有（或散发）…臭味
    The house smells like gas.
    屋子里闻起来有股煤气味儿。
    His breath smells.
    他有口臭。
  7. 7. vi. 有…气味（或迹象、意味等）（of）
    breath that smells of garlic
    呼气中带大蒜味
  8. 8. vi. [verbal] 无用；没有价值
  9. 9. vi. [verbal] 腐败
  10. 10. noun 嗅觉
    They have a keen sense of smell.
    他们嗅觉灵敏。
  11. 11. noun 气味
    There is a smell of burning in her kitchen.
    她家厨房里有股烧焦的味道。
  12. 12. noun 嗅，闻
    Let me have a smell of that perfume.
    让我闻一下那种香水的味道。
  13. 13. noun 迹象

Collins English-English Dictionary

smell [smεl]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to perceive the scent or odour of (a substance) by means of the olfactory nerves
  2. 2. vt. [copula] to have a specified smell; appear to the sense of smell to be
    the beaches smell of seaweed
    some tobacco smells very sweet
  3. 3. vi. [intr; often foll by of] to emit an odour (of)
    the park smells of flowers
  4. 4. vi. [intr] to emit an unpleasant odour; stink
  5. 5. vt. [tr; often foll by out] to detect through shrewdness or instinct
  6. 6. vi. [intr] to have or use the sense of smell; sniff
  7. 7. vi. [intr; foll by of] to give indications (of)
    he smells of money
  8. 8. vi. [intr; foll by around, about, etc] to search, investigate, or pry
  9. 9. vi. [copula] to be or seem to be untrustworthy or corrupt
  10. 10. n that sense (olfaction) by which scents or odours are perceived
  11. 11. n anything detected by the sense of smell; odour; scent
  12. 12. n a trace or indication
  13. 13. n the act or an instance of smelling
  14. 14. n [Etymology] C12: of uncertain origin; compare Middle Dutch smölen to scorch
See more results for smell in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

a bad smell
令人作呕的臭味 → bad
a penetrating sound (or smell)
刺耳的声音(或刺鼻的气味) → penetrating
a quick sense of smell
嗅觉灵敏 → quick
to smell trouble
察觉麻烦 → smell
smell the milk to tell if it's sour
闻闻牛奶看它是否发酸 → smell
flowers that do not smell
没有香味的花 → smell
strong smell
刺鼻的气味 → strong
She had baked some cake which made the air smell sweet.
她烤的蛋糕使周围的空气都弥漫着香甜。 → sweet
The sweet smell of success intoxicated him.
成功的美好感觉让他陶醉。 → sweet
The smell of the coffee was borne into the house with the wind.
一阵风吹来，把咖啡的香甜吹进了屋子。 → bear
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