whiff的中文翻译是什么意思
whiff
n. 吸气或吹气; 一种比目鱼; <口>难闻的气味; 小雪茄烟
vt. 吸; 喷出; 击球失败
vi. 喷气; 垂钓; 轻吹
whiff的柯林斯释义
N-COUNT一阵(气味)
If there is a whiff of a particular smell, you smell it only slightly or only for a brief period of time, for example as you walk past someone or something.
He caught a whiff of her perfume.
他闻到了她身上的一股香水味。
N-COUNT轻微的征兆;迹象
A whiff of something bad or harmful is a slight sign of it.
Not a whiff of scandal has ever tainted his private life...
他的私生活没有爆出过一丁点儿的丑闻。
The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.
这个电视节目有些伪善和夸耀的嫌疑。
whiff的英文释义
Noun
1. a short light gust of air
2. a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
3. a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
Verb
1. perceive by inhaling through the nose;
- sniff the perfume
2. drive or carry as if by a puff of air;
- The gust of air whiffed away the clouds
3. strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
4. smoke and exhale strongly;
- puff a cigar
- whiff a pipe
5. utter with a puff of air;
- whiff out a prayer
whiff的场景例句
The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.
这个电视节目有些伪善和夸耀的嫌疑。
He caught a whiff of her perfume.
他闻到了她身上的一股香水味。
a whiff of cigar smoke
一股雪茄烟味
Now and again , he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell.
他不时闻到一股怪味.
He always retreated emotionally at the first whiff of conflict.
只要有一点冲突的迹象,他在感情上就退缩.