scent
n. 香味,氣味; 嗅覺; (動物的)臭跡; 痕跡,蹤跡
vt. 聞到; 察覺,發覺; 使充滿…的氣味; 發出氣味
vi. 發出…的氣味; 有…的跡象; 嗅著氣味追趕
The scent of something is the pleasant smell that it has.
Flowers are chosen for their scent as well as their look.
選花不僅要觀其形還要聞其香。
If something scents a place or thing, it makes it smell pleasant.
Jasmine flowers scent the air...
空氣中瀰漫著茉莉花香。
Scent your drawers and wardrobe with your favourite aromas.
用你最喜歡的香味薰香你的抽屜和衣櫃。
Scent is a liquid which women put on their necks and wrists to make themselves smell nice.
She dabbed herself with scent.
她在身上擦了一點香水。
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...
一隻警犬嗅出了兇手的氣味。
Many kinds of insect find their mates by scent.
許多昆蟲透過氣味找到交配物件。
When an animal scents something, it becomes aware of it by smelling it.
...dogs which scent the hidden birds.
嗅出隱藏鳥群的狗
If you scent a situation, you feel that it is going to happen.
Republicans from Pennsylvania and New York are scenting victory.
來自賓夕法尼亞州和紐約州的共和黨人預感到勝利在望。
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
這些詞都有"氣味"之意。
on the scent
(在尋找或調查中)獲得線索
put (或 throw) someone off the scent
使某人失去線索(或迷失方向)
The thief managed to throw his pursuers off the scent.
小偷終於把追蹤者甩掉了.
On summer evenings the flowers gave forth an almost intoxicating scent.
夏日的傍晚,鮮花散發出醉人的芳香.
The air was filled with the scent of lilac.
空氣中瀰漫著丁香花的芬芳.
The scent of lemons filled the grove.
檸檬香味充滿了小樹林.
This scientist thinks he's on the scent of a cure for heart disease.
這個科學家認為自己找到了治癒心臟病的途徑.