| 单词 | perfume |
| 释义 | perfume (pɜːʳfjuːm , pəʳfjuːm ) Word forms: perfumes , perfuming , perfumed 1. variable noun A2 Perfume is a pleasant-smelling liquid that you can put on your skin to make yourself smell nice. The hall smelled of her mother's perfume. ...a bottle of perfume. ...the manufacture of soaps and perfumes. Synonyms: fragrance, scent, essence, incense 2. variable noun Perfume is the ingredient that is added to some products to make them smell nice. ...a delicate white soap without perfume. ...a perfume for skin creams. 3. countable noun [with poss] The perfume of something is the pleasant smell it has. [literary] ...the perfume of roses. There were two lemon trees and I paused to enjoy their perfume. Synonyms: scent, smell, fragrance, bouquet 4. verb If the smell of something perfumes a place or area, it makes it smell nice. [literary] Flowers started to perfume the air. [VERB noun] As they bake, they perfume the whole house with the aroma of apples and spices. [VERB noun with noun] ...gardens perfumed with jasmine. [VERB noun with noun] 5. verb If something is used to perfume a product, it is added to the product to make it smell nice. The oil is used to flavour and perfume soaps, foam baths, and scents. [VERB noun] ...shower gel perfumed with the popular Paris fragrance. [V-ed + with] Collocations: perfume shop For me, just walking past a perfume shop with its doors open can be enough to trigger a migraine. The Sun She worked in a perfume shop for a decade but in her seventies survived only on her widow's pension. Times, Sunday Times Needless to say it didn't take long for the man who opened a 'perfume shop with the most terrifying bear' to get noticed. Times, Sunday Times He owns a perfume shop filled with a strong amalgam of scents. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pop by the oldest perfume store, 4711, to pick up a fragrant souvenir for less than 10, too. The Sun The perfume store owner cries out that he will now be bankrupt. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He arrives at his shop, a perfume store. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I go through an entire can of dry shampoo a fortnight, and even spray perfume in my hair to mask the smell. The Sun She sprays perfume in his face during one argument! The Sun Don't think spraying perfume after the event will help, either - it will only make it worse. Times, Sunday Times She struggled to qualify from the preliminary round after spraying perfume in her eyes by mistake and with one jump remaining in yesterday's final she was only in fourth place. Times, Sunday Times One in three sprays perfume to create that illusion around the house. The Sun Its flowers, which have a delicious and strong perfume, range from pinks to purples. Times, Sunday Times They have a very strong perfume, as you would expect with a name like that. The Sun It's pearly and gloopy and has a strong perfume. The Sun This rose has everything: disease resistance, strong perfume, elegant pointed buds, and repeat blooming - growing 3m high and 2m wide. The Sun They were suspicious about her behaviour when she arrived for a visit wearing revealing clothing and smelling of strong perfume. Times, Sunday Times I'd love to wear perfume and to know what it smells like. The Sun Visitors who want the butterflies to land on them should wear bright clothes, move slowly, and wear perfume or cologne. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Don't make yourself attractive to mosquitoes by wearing perfumes and aftershave. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 香水, 给…添加香味 Japanese: 香水, 香らせる |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147115条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。