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单词 smell
释义 smell
[smel] verb (smelled or UK ALSO smelt, smelled or UK ALSO smelt)
CHARACTERISTIC 特征
 ESSENTIAL  intransitive [L only + adj]
■to have a particular quality that others can notice with their noses 有…气味,发出…气味
My hands smell UKof / USlike onions.我手上有洋葱味。
That cake smells good.那蛋糕闻起来不错。
There's something in the fridge that smells mouldy.冰箱里有东西闻起来发霉了。
Your feet smell (= have an unpleasant smell). Why don't you wash them?你的脚很臭,为甚么不洗洗呢?
[smel] verb (smelled or UK ALSO smelt, smelled or UK ALSO smelt)
DISCOVER 发现
 ADVANCED  transitive
■to notice or discover something using the nose 闻出,闻到
Come and smell these flowers!过来闻闻这些花!
Can you smell something burning ?你闻到烧焦味了吗?
[+ (that)] Didn't you smell (that) the pie was burning?你没闻到馅饼烤焦了吗?
I can smell something nasty in the bottom of the fridge.我能闻到冰箱底部有甚么东西馊掉了。
transitive informal
■to know about or be conscious of a situation without having to be told about it 嗅到,意识到
Brenda can smell trouble a mile off (= a long time in advance).布伦达能很早之前就意识到麻烦。
[smel] verb (smelled or UK ALSO smelt, smelled or UK ALSO smelt)
ABILITY 能力
 ADVANCED  intransitive
■to have the ability to notice or discover that a substance is present by using your nose 闻,嗅出
Humans can't smell as well as dogs.人的嗅觉不如狗灵敏。
What I hate most about having a cold is not being able to smell.感冒最让我讨厌的是闻不到气味。
[smel] verb (smelled or UK ALSO smelt, smelled or UK ALSO smelt)
come up/out smelling of roses uk (US come up/out smelling like roses)
■to have people believe that you are good and honest after a difficult situation which could have made you seem bad or dishonest 虽卷入…仍保持名誉
When the results of the fraud investigation were announced last week, the staff came up smelling of roses.上星期公布的诈骗案调查结果证明员工们是清白的。
[smel] verb (smelled or UK ALSO smelt, smelled or UK ALSO smelt)
smell a rat
■to recognize that something is not as it appears to be or that something dishonest is happening 发觉有可疑之处,感到其中有诈
He's been working late with her every night this week - I smell a rat!他这周每天晚上总是和她一起工作到很晚——我觉得很可疑!
[smel] verb (smelled or UK ALSO smelt, smelled or UK ALSO smelt)
smell blood
■to recognize an opportunity to take advantage of someone who is in a difficult situation 发现有机可乘;意识到可以乘人之危的时机来了
When she smells blood, you don't get a second chance.当她意识到机会来临时,你就没有第二次机会了。
[smel] verb (smelled or UK ALSO smelt, smelled or UK ALSO smelt)
  Phrasal Verbs   [M] smell somewhere out UK and Australian English (US smell somewhere up)
■to fill a place with a smell, in an unpleasant way (某处)弥漫着难闻的气味
That aftershave of yours is smelling out the whole house.整个房子都弥漫着你那个须后水的味道。
[smel] verb (smelled or UK ALSO smelt, smelled or UK ALSO smelt)
  Phrasal Verbs   [M] smell sth/sb out mainly UK (US usually sniff sth/sb out)
■to discover where something or someone is by smelling 闻出,嗅出
At customs, dogs are used to smell out drugs in passengers' luggage.在海关,狗被用来嗅查乘客行李中的毒品。
[smel] noun
CHARACTERISTIC 特征
 ESSENTIAL  countable
■the characteristic of something that can be recognized or noticed using the nose 气味
What's your favourite smell?你最喜欢甚么气味?
I love the smell of orange blossoms.我喜欢柳橙花的芳香。
The marketplace was filled with delightful smells.市场上弥漫著令人愉悦的香味。
There's a delicious smell in here.这里有一种很香的气味。
I wish we could get rid of that smell (= bad smell) in the bathroom.但愿我们能除掉浴室里那种难闻的气味。
the smell of sth literary
■the particular character or feeling that someone or something has 气息
She's still enjoying the sweet smell (= pleasant experience) of success after her victory in the world championships.在世界锦标赛获胜后,她仍沉浸在胜利的喜悦之中。
[smel] noun
ABILITY 能力
 IMPROVER  uncountable
■the ability to notice or discover that a substance is present by using your nose 嗅觉
Smell is one of the five senses.嗅觉是五种感觉官能之一。
Dogs have a very good sense of smell.狗的嗅觉很灵敏。
[smel] noun
DISCOVER 发现
only singular mainly UK
■when you put your nose near something and breathe in so that you can discover its characteristics with your nose 闻,嗅
Have a smell of this perfume.来闻闻这种香水。
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