单词 | odour |
释义 | odouro‧dour British English, odor American English /ˈəʊdə $ ˈoʊdər/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] ![]() ![]() EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUS► smell Collocations something that you can recognize by breathing in through your nose: · the smell from the kitchen· What’s that awful smell?· the sweet smell of roses ► whiff something that you smell for a short time: · He caught a whiff of her perfume.· a whiff of apple blossom ► scent a smell – used especially about the pleasant smell from flowers, plants, or fruit. Also used about the smell left by an animal: · The rose had a beautiful scent.· Cats use their scent to mark their territory.· the sharp, dying scent of autumn· the heady scent (=strong scent)of magnolias ► fragrance/perfume a pleasant smell, especially from flowers, plants, or fruit. Fragrance and perfume are more formal than scent: · the sweet perfume of the orange blossoms· Each mango has its own special fragrance. ► aroma formal a pleasant smell from food or coffee: · the aroma of fresh coffee· The kitchen was filled with the aroma of mince pies. ► odour British English, odor American English formal an unpleasant smell: · An unpleasant odour was coming from the dustbins.· the odor of stale tobacco smoke ► pong British English informal an unpleasant smell: · What’s that horrible pong? ► stink/stench a very strong and unpleasant smell: · I couldn’t get rid of the stink of sweat.· The toilet gave off a terrible stench. Longman Language Activatora bad smell► smell · There's a smell in here - open the window.· The food looked good, but the smell was awful.smell of · The smells of dead fish and rotting garbage were more than he could stand.bad smell · There was a bad smell coming from the cupboard. ► odour British /odor American a strong, unpleasant smell that is easy to recognize: · The air freshener is supposed to get rid of unpleasant household odors.odour of: · Around the camps there was always the pungent order of kerosene burning human waste.body odour/odor: · The man sitting next to me had body odor and bad breath. ► stench a very strong unpleasant smell, especially one that is so bad it makes it hard for you to breathe or makes you feel sick: · The dead body had begun to rot, and the stench was overpowering.stench of : · I couldn't bear to go in the room with its stench of beer and vomit. ► stink a strong and very unpleasant smell, especially from something that is decaying: · The stink from the drains is almost unbearable in summer.stink of: · The stink of burning rubber permeated the hot summer air. ► pong British informal a bad smell: · What a pong! This place hasn't been cleaned for years! a smell► smell something that you notice by using your nose: · What's that smell? Is something burning?· We had the carpet cleaned, but we couldn't get rid of the musty smell.· The wonderful smells from the kitchen made her mouth water.smell of: · I really hate the smell of stale beer. ► odour British /odor American a strong smell that is easy to recognize: · Each ant's nest has its own odor that ants use to recognize it.odour of: · Lingering in the air was the unmistakeable odor of barbecue smoke.· We immediately noticed the heavy odour of opium in the room. ► scent the smell left by animals: · The dogs followed the fox's scent to the edge of the forest.scent of: · The deer caught the scent of the man, and sprang off over the hill. WORD SETS► Odoursair freshener, nounbittersweet, adjectivebody odour, nounbody spray, nounbouquet, nounfetid, adjectivefoul, adjectivefragrance, nounfragrant, adjectivefrankincense, nounfunk, nounheavy, adjectiveincense, nounminty, adjectivemusk, nounmusty, adjectiveodoriferous, adjectiveodorous, adjectiveodour, nounodourless, adjectiveolfactory, adjectiveperfume, nounperfume, verbredolent, adjectivereek, verbrich, adjectivesavour, nounscent, nounsweet, adjectivewhiff, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► strong/unpleasant/pungent/offensive etc odour a smell, especially an unpleasant oneodour of![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() · They couldn't detect the smell of cocaine through the more pungent odour of coffee.· The room smelt stale and musty with the pungent odour of the fat tallow candles placed on the desk. ► strong· A strong odour of curry predominated.· The stewardess came down the aisle, a big-breasted young woman exuding a strong odour of perspiration. ► unpleasant· There was an unpleasant odour blowing along our road all next day.· Local authorities in industrial Teesside received many complaints about an unpleasant odour resembling decaying fish. NOUN► body· Body odour Like halitosis, body odour can be extremely unpleasant and embarrassing.· Aroma preference is also largely influenced by our body odour.· So, it could be goodbye to body odour - but only in the right room.· While on the subject of body odour, during the sixteenth century, valerian was a popular perfume.· If you suffer from body odour, the first thing you need to do is control your sweating.· After reports of Keanu's personal hygiene problem, much star bitching now focuses on body odour. ► emission· This crust prevents odours escaping and hence reduces odour emission.· The survey also provided information as to the types of development most likely to be refused planning permission due to anticipated odour emission. ► problem· It is an invaluable source of information to those attempting to prevent or seeking to abate odour problems. ![]() ![]() |
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