单词 | smell |
释义 | smell (once / 177 pages) 1nv 2nv WORD FAMILY smell: smelled, smelling, smells, smelly+/smelling: ill-smelling, smellings/smelly: smellier, smelliest USAGE EXAMPLESMr Chandran said an "overpowering smell" first caught his attention. BBC(Jan 03, 2017) The smell of chorizo wafted over the crowd. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Plus there's room for oddities, such as a device that claims to be able to record smells. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents Syn|Hypo|Hyper olfaction, olfactory modality, sense of smell nose the sense of smell (especially in animals) modality, sense modality, sensory system a particular sense exteroceptionsensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body 2n the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form she loved the smell of roses Syn|Hypo|Hyper odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation scent an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced aroma, fragrance, perfume, scenta distinctive odor that is pleasant fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, mephitis, reek, stench, stinka distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant acridityhaving an acrid smell muskthe scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer incensethe pleasing scent produced when incense is burned niff, pongan unpleasant smell aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation 3n the act of perceiving the odor of something Syn|Hypo|Hyper smelling sniff, snuff sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose perception, sensing becoming aware of something via the senses 4n any property detected by the olfactory system Syn|Hypo|Hyper aroma, odor, odour, olfactory property, scent bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness a pleasingly sweet olfactory property fetidness, foulness, malodorousness, rankness, stinkinessthe attribute of having a strong offensive smell muskinesshaving the olfactory properties of musk rancidnessthe property of being rancid B.O., body odor, body odourmalodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe property a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class 5v inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense Hypo|Hyper sniff, whiff perceive by inhaling through the nose nose, scent, windcatch the scent of; get wind of snuff, snufflesniff or smell inquiringly get a noseful, get a whiffsmell strongly and intensely comprehend, perceive to become aware of through the senses 6v emit an odor The soup smells good Hypo|Hyper reek, stink smell badly and offensively salutebecome noticeable cause to be perceived have perceptible qualities 7v smell bad 2He rarely washes, and he smells Hypo reek, stink smell badly and offensively salutebecome noticeable 1n the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people it had the smell of treason Syn|Hypo|Hyper feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, spirit, tone Hollywood a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry Zeitgeistthe spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation ambiance, ambience, atmosphere a particular environment or surrounding influence 2v have an element suggestive (of something) this passage smells of plagiarism Syn|Hyper reek, smack evoke, paint a picture, suggest call to mind 3v become aware of not through the senses but instinctively i smell trouble smell out corruption Syn|Hyper sense, smell out perceive become conscious of |
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