| 单词 | fragrance |
| 释义 | fra·grance 1. < the fragrance of flowers > < the fragrance of balsam > 2. a. < a fragrance not unpleasant to the nostrils > b. < as close as fragrance clings to a woman's robe — John Galsworthy > 3. a. < a relationship that gave something of fragrance to an occupation much in need of it — L.C.Douglas > < she inhaled the sharp fragrance of those days — Maurice Hewlett > < to handle a first edition of Montaigne … was not without its poetic fragrance — H.J.Laski > b. < literature represents the fragrance of culture — W.P.Webb > Synonyms: < the soft wind from across the bayou brought in the garden fragrance — Stark Young > < their subtle fragrance of sandalwood, aloes, musk, cassia, and sweet calamus — Elinor Wylie > < none can resist the fragrance of pines, firs, and spruces in the forest — A.C.Morrison > perfume differs little from fragrance except in possibly suggesting a less delicate odor and commonly implying the odor of a liquid specially manufactured to emit it < the perfume of lilies had overcome the scent of books — John Galsworthy > < the strong perfume of orange blossoms > < her perfume was heavy and cloying > scent in being often interchangeable with odor is more neutral in its connotations than fragrance or perfume, but in being also often interchangeable with perfume, especially in British use, can apply to the fragrance as of flowers or any delicately perceived, usually pleasant, odor < the still nights in the small harbors, with a scent of seaweed abroad — William Black > < the scent of the apples — Robert Frost > < a delicate scent of apricots lingered in the flask at his side — Elinor Wylie > incense applies to the agreeably odorous smoke of burning spices or aromatic gums or to any similar penetrating odor, often, because of the association of incense with religious rites, suggesting a spiritually uplifting effect < incense-breathing morn — Thomas Gray > < the incense of mown fields > redolence now usually suggests a mixture of fragrant, often pungent odors < the redolence of the forest > < the kitchen redolence of Christmas cooking and baking > bouquet in this comparison commonly applies to the distinctive and especially delicate and agreeable odor of a good wine or liquor but can extend to any odor, as of a food, suggesting this < some of the vocabulary of the winetaster has crept in, like the word bouquet, which means smell or scent, and yet is more descriptive of what the nose gets from a wine than either smell or scent — Mary Mabon > < duck that has been hung a long time, so you can smell the bouquet — Time > < the grateful smell of cooking pork grew every moment more perfect in bouquet — Ethel Anderson > |
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