smell
vi.散发气味 vt.嗅，闻；觉察 n.气味；嗅觉
释义2：
smell
/ smel /
◙ noun1. [mass noun] the faculty or power of perceiving odours or scents by means of the organs in the nose• 嗅觉 »a highly developed sense of smell. 高度发达的嗅觉。 »dogs locate the bait by smell. 狗通过嗅觉发现诱饵。 [count noun] a quality in something that is perceived by this faculty; an odour or scent• 气味 »lingering kitchen smells. 萦绕不去的厨房气味。 »a smell of coffee. 咖啡的气味。 an unpleasant odour• 臭味 »twenty-seven cats lived there—you can imagine the smell!. 有27只猫住在那儿——你可以想象那味道！。 [insing.] an act of inhaling in order to ascertain an odour or scent• 闻，嗅 »have a smell of this. 闻闻这个。◙ (pastandpast participle smelt 或smelled)1. [with obj.] perceive or detect the odour or scent of (something)[no obj.] • 闻到，嗅到 »I think I can smell something burning. 我想我闻到了烧焦的气味。 sniff at (something) in order to perceive or detect its odour or scent• 嗅（某物） »the dogs smell each other. 狗相互嗅来嗅去。 [noobj.] have or use a sense of smell• 有嗅觉 »becoming deaf or blind or unable to smell. 变得失聪、失明或失去嗅觉。 (smell something out)detect or discover something by the faculty of smell• 凭嗅觉查出（或发现） »his nose can smell out an animal from ten miles away. 他的鼻子能闻到十英里以外的动物。 detect or suspect (something) by means of instinct or intuition• （凭本能或直觉）觉察到（或怀疑） »he can smell trouble long before it gets serious. 他能在问题变严重之前很早就察觉到它的存在。 »he can smell out weakness in others. 他能察觉到别人的弱点。2. [no obj.] emit an odour or scent of a specified kind• 散发…的气味 »the place smelled of damp. 这地方散发着潮气。 »[with complement] the food smelt and tasted good. 这食品闻起来香，吃起来可口。 »[asadj., incombination -smelling] pungent-smelling food. 有刺激性气味的食物。 have a strong or unpleasant odour• 散发强烈的或难闻的气味 »if I don't get a bath soon I'll start to smell. 我要不快点洗澡的话，就该发臭了。 » it smells in here. 这儿有臭味。 appear in a certain way; be suggestive of something• 看起来像；有…意味 »it smells like a hoax to me. 我感觉这像是一场骗局。【IDIOMS】
◘ smell blood1. discern weakness or vulnerability in an opponent• 察觉到对手的弱点◘ smell a rat1. [informal] begin to suspect trickery or deception• [非正式] 察觉到有鬼◘ smell the roses1. [N. Amer. informal] enjoy or appreciate what is often ignored• [北美，非正式] 享受（或欣赏）常被忽略的事物【派生】
♦ smellable adjective♦ smeller noun【语源】
1. Middle English: of unknown origin
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