whiff的中文翻譯是什麼意思
whiff
n. 吸氣或吹氣; 一種比目魚; <口>難聞的氣味; 小雪茄煙
vt. 吸; 噴出; 擊球失敗
vi. 噴氣; 垂釣; 輕吹
whiff的柯林斯釋義
N-COUNT一陣(氣味)
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.
他聞到了她身上的一股香水味。
N-COUNT輕微的徵兆;跡象
A whiff of something bad or harmful is a slight sign of it.
Not a whiff of scandal has ever tainted his private life...
他的私生活沒有爆出過一丁點兒的醜聞。
The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.
這個電視節目有些偽善和誇耀的嫌疑。
whiff的英文釋義
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的場景例句
The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.
這個電視節目有些偽善和誇耀的嫌疑。
He caught a whiff of her perfume.
他聞到了她身上的一股香水味。
a whiff of cigar smoke
一股雪茄煙味
Now and again , he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell.
他不時聞到一股怪味.
He always retreated emotionally at the first whiff of conflict.
只要有一點衝突的跡象,他在感情上就退縮.