scent
[sent] noun
countable
■a pleasant natural smell 香味•the scent of roses玫瑰的香味 countable
■a smell produced by an animal which acts as a signal to other animals （动物的）臭迹•The hounds had lost the scent of the fox near the river.猎狗在河边就闻不到狐狸的臭迹了。 countable or uncountable
■a pleasant-smelling liquid that people put on their skin; perfume 香水•a bottle of scent一瓶香水
[sent] noun
on the scent
■close to discovering 快要找到，已获得线索•"We're on the scent of something big, " said the police chief.“我们快要抓到大鱼了，”警长说。
[sent] noun
throw/put sb off the scent
■to give someone false or confusing information to prevent them from discovering something that you do not want them to know about 使（某人）失去线索，使（某人）找不到
[sent] verb transitive
■If an animal scents something or someone, it knows they are there because it can smell them. （动物）嗅出，闻到
■If a person scents something, they have a feeling that they are about to experience it 觉察出；预感到•Halfway through the match, the team could already scent victory.打了半场以后，这个球队已经嗅到胜利了。
[sent] verb transitive
scent blood
■to believe that someone you are competing against is having difficulties and to use this to get an advantage for yourself 嗅到血腥味（相信竞争对手有麻烦，并利用之为自己取得好处）•The manager has already made some serious errors of judgment and it is clear that other employees scent blood.经理已经犯了一些严重的判断错误，显然其他员工都想利用经理的过失，为自己谋求利益。 |