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smell AHD[smĕl] D.J.[smel]K.K.[smɛl]v.（动词）smelled 或 smelt [smĕlt] smell.ing, smells v.tr.（及物动词）- To perceive the scent of (something) by means of the olfactory nerves.嗅到，闻到：通过嗅觉神经觉察到（某物）的气味
- To sense the presence of by or as if by the olfactory nerves; detect or discover:发现：通过嗅觉神经或像通过嗅觉神经一样发现某物的存在；发掘或发现：We smelled trouble ahead. The select committee was supposed to smell out corruption in law enforcement.我们发现前面有麻烦。检查委员会发现在法律的强制执行中有腐败现象
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To use the sense of smell; perceive the scent of something.闻：使用嗅觉器官；闻到某物的气味
- To have or emit an odor:有或散发某种气味："The breeze smelled exactly like Vouvray—flowery, with a hint of mothballs underneath"(Anne Tyler)“清风中散发着一种花香般的完全象法国白葡萄酒的气味，其中还夹杂着一股樟脑球的香味”(安妮·泰勒)
- To be suggestive; have a touch of something:暗示着；有某物的迹像：a cave that smells of terror.充满着恐怖气氛的山洞
- To have or emit an unpleasant odor; stink:发臭气：具有或散发着一种令人不快的气味；难闻：This closet smells.这衣柜发出难闻的味道
- To appear to be dishonest; suggest evil or corruption.显得不老实；暗示邪恶或腐败
n.（名词）- The sense by which odors are perceived; the olfactory sense.嗅觉：能闻出气味的感觉；闻气味的感觉
- That quality of something that may be perceived by the olfactory sense.气味：能通过嗅觉发现的某种性质
- The act or an instance of smelling.闻：嗅气味的行为或事例
- A distinctive enveloping or characterizing quality; an aura or a trace:气息：某种清楚的总体性或特征性的品质；气味或踪迹：the smell of success.胜利的气息
smell a rat【俚语】 - To suspect that something is wrong.怀疑有些事情不对
- Middle English smellen 中古英语 smellen
smell, aroma, odor, scent- The central meaning shared by these nouns is "a quality that can be perceived by the olfactory sense": 所有这些名词都有一个共同的中心意思“一种能够被嗅觉器官发觉的性质”： the smell of gas;煤气的味道；the aroma of frying onions;煎洋葱的气味；hospital odors;医院里的气味；the scent of pine needles. 松树针尖的气味
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