scent

noun

/sent/

Idioms

[uncountable, countable] the pleasant smell that something has香味
- The air was filled with the scent of wild flowers.空气中弥漫着野花的芬芳。
- These flowers have no scent.这些花不香。
Homophones cent | scent | sent
cent scent sent
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/sent/
- cent noun
  Not one cent of their profits goes to charity.他们的利润没有一分捐给慈善机构。
- scent noun
  The delicious scent of freshly baked bread floated to his window.新鲜出炉的面包的香味飘到了他的窗前。
- sent noun (past tense, past participle of send)
  I sent her a thank you letter.我给她寄了一封感谢信。
- From the vine outside came the scent of honey.外面的葡萄藤飘来花蜜的香味。
- The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
- The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花在晚上散发出醉人的芳香。
- The scent of incense lingered in the air.熏香的气味还留存在空气中。
- Apple blossom has a delicate scent.苹果花有一种微妙的香味。
- the heavy scent of Indian cooking印度菜浓郁的香味
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- heady
- heavy
- intoxicating
- …
verb + scent
- have
- be filled with
- give off
- …
scent + verb
- come
- drift
- waft
- …
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] the smell that a person or an animal leaves behind and that other animals such as dogs can follow（人的）气味，气息；（动物留下的）臭迹，遗臭 synonym trail
- The dogs must have lost her scent.狗准是闻不到她的气味了。
- The hounds were now on the scent of (= following the smell of) the fox.猎犬正在追踪那只狐狸。
- The dog was on the scent of a rabbit.狗循着野兔的臭迹追踪。
- The hounds have the scent.猎犬嗅着臭迹。
- The cat had left its scent on the sofa.沙发上留下了猫的气味。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- body
- human
- masculine
- …
verb + scent
- be on
- have
- leave
- …
scent + noun
- gland
- mark
- marking
- …
[uncountable] (especially British English) a liquid with a pleasant smell that you wear on your skin to make it smell nice香水 synonym perfume (1), fragrance (2)
- a bottle of scent一瓶香水
- She dabbed some scent on her neck.她在脖子上抹了些香水。
- She reeked of cheap scent.她身上散发出浓烈的廉价香水味。
[singular] scent of something the feeling that something is present or is going to happen very soon察觉；预感
- The scent of victory was in the air.胜利在望。
- There is an unmistakeable scent of recovery in the air.空气中有一种明显的复苏迹象。

词源late Middle English (denoting the sense of smell): from Old French sentir ‘perceive, smell’, from Latin sentire. The addition of -c- (in the 17th cent.) is unexplained.

Idioms

on the scent (of something)

close to discovering something已获得线索；已掌握蛛丝马迹
- Scientists are on the scent of a cure.科学家们正在寻找治疗方法。

put/throw somebody off the scent

to do something to stop somebody from finding you or discovering something使失去线索；摆脱追踪者；使迷失寻找方向
- She changed taxis to throw her pursuers off the scent.她换乘出租车以甩掉追捕者。

scent

verb

/sent/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they scent	/sent/ /sent/
he / she / it scents	/sents/ /sents/
past simple scented	/ˈsentɪd/ /ˈsentɪd/
past participle scented	/ˈsentɪd/ /ˈsentɪd/
-ing form scenting	/ˈsentɪŋ/ /ˈsentɪŋ/

scent something to find something by using the sense of smell嗅出；闻到
- The dog scented a rabbit.狗嗅到了兔子的气息。
scent something to begin to feel that something exists or is about to happen觉察出；预感到 synonym sense
- The press could scent a scandal.记者觉察出有桩丑闻。
- By then, the team was scenting victory.到那时，队员已经预感到即将获胜了。
[often passive] scent something (with something) to give something a particular, pleasant smell使具有香味
- Roses scented the night air.夜空中弥漫着玫瑰花香。
- Scent the room with your favourite aromas.用你最喜欢的香味来装饰房间。

词源late Middle English (denoting the sense of smell): from Old French sentir ‘perceive, smell’, from Latin sentire. The addition of -c- (in the 17th cent.) is unexplained.