scent
n. 香味,气味; 嗅觉; (动物的)臭迹; 痕迹,踪迹
vt. 闻到; 察觉,发觉; 使充满…的气味; 发出气味
vi. 发出…的气味; 有…的迹象; 嗅着气味追赶
The scent of something is the pleasant smell that it has.
Flowers are chosen for their scent as well as their look.
选花不仅要观其形还要闻其香。
If something scents a place or thing, it makes it smell pleasant.
Jasmine flowers scent the air...
空气中弥漫着茉莉花香。
Scent your drawers and wardrobe with your favourite aromas.
用你最喜欢的香味熏香你的抽屉和衣柜。
Scent is a liquid which women put on their necks and wrists to make themselves smell nice.
She dabbed herself with scent.
她在身上擦了一点香水。
The scent of a person or animal is the smell that they leave and that other people sometimes follow when looking for them.
A police dog picked up the murderer's scent...
一只警犬嗅出了凶手的气味。
Many kinds of insect find their mates by scent.
许多昆虫通过气味找到交配对象。
When an animal scents something, it becomes aware of it by smelling it.
...dogs which scent the hidden birds.
嗅出隐藏鸟群的狗
If you scent a situation, you feel that it is going to happen.
Republicans from Pennsylvania and New York are scenting victory.
来自宾夕法尼亚州和纽约州的共和党人预感到胜利在望。
1. a distinctive odor that is pleasant
2. an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
3. any property detected by the olfactory system
1. cause to smell or be smelly
2. catch the scent of; get wind of;
3. apply perfume to;
fragrance, odour, flavour, smell, perfume, scent, incense
这些词都有"气味"之意。
on the scent
(在寻找或调查中)获得线索
put (或 throw) someone off the scent
使某人失去线索(或迷失方向)
The thief managed to throw his pursuers off the scent.
小偷终于把追踪者甩掉了.
On summer evenings the flowers gave forth an almost intoxicating scent.
夏日的傍晚,鲜花散发出醉人的芳香.
The air was filled with the scent of lilac.
空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳.
The scent of lemons filled the grove.
柠檬香味充满了小树林.
This scientist thinks he's on the scent of a cure for heart disease.
这个科学家认为自己找到了治愈心脏病的途径.