smell
verb /smel/
/smel/
动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they smell | /smel/ /smel/ |
he / she / it smells | /smelz/ /smelz/ |
past simple smelled | /smeld/ /smeld/ |
past participle smelled | /smeld/ /smeld/ |
(British English also) past simple smelt | /smelt/ /smelt/ |
(British English also) past participle smelt | /smelt/ /smelt/ |
-ing form smelling | /ˈsmelɪŋ/ /ˈsmelɪŋ/ |
有(或发出)…气味 - + adj. The room smelt damp.
屋子里有潮气。 - Dinner smells good.
饭菜闻起来很香啊。 - ‘You smell nice,’ Aidan said with a smile.
“你真香,”艾登笑着说。 - a bunch of sweet-smelling flowers
一束散发着馨香的花 - smell of something His breath smelt of garlic.
他嘴里有蒜味。 - When he did come home, he smelled of alcohol.
当他真的回家时,他闻到了酒味。 - The house smelt of cedar wood and fresh polish.
这房子散发着雪松木和新鲜指甲油的味道。 - smell like something What does the perfume smell like?
这种香水闻起来怎么样? - Hydrogen sulphide smells like rotten eggs.
硫化氢闻起来像臭鸡蛋。 - The crisp air smells like clean hay.
清新的空气闻起来像干净的干草。
- He smelled faintly of sweat.
他身上有点儿汗味。 - His clothes smelled strongly of fish.
他的衣服有一股浓浓的鱼腥味。 - The kitchen smelled sweetly of herbs and fruit.
厨房里有芳草和水果的香气。 - It smells like rotten meat!
像是烂肉的气味!
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strongly
- faintly
- slightly
- …
- like
- of
- + adj. The room smelt damp.
) to notice or recognize a particular smell不用于进行时;常与 can 或 could 连用 闻到,嗅到(气味) - smell something I was watching television when I smelled smoke.
我闻到烟味时正在看电视。 - He said he could smell gas when he entered the room.
他一进屋就说闻到了煤气味。 - The dog had smelt a rabbit.
狗嗅到了兔子的气味。 - I could smell alcohol on his breath.
我闻到他呼吸气中有酒味。 - Snow fell so that you could almost smell the cold.
下雪了,你几乎可以嗅到寒气。 - smell something doing something Can you smell something burning?
你有没有闻到什么东西烧焦了? - As she came downstairs, she smelled bacon cooking.
她下楼时,闻到了熏肉的味道。 - smell (that)… I could smell that something was burning.
我闻得到有什么东西烧焦了。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- practically
- can
- smell something I was watching television when I smelled smoke.
- [intransitive, transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses; often with can or could
) to be able to notice and recognize smells不用于进行时;常与 can 或 could 连用 能闻到气味;能嗅到气味 - I can't smell because I've got a bad cold.
我患了重感冒闻不到气味。 - smell something I can't smell anything because I've got a bad cold.
我什么也闻不到,因为我得了重感冒。
- I can't smell because I've got a bad cold.
) to put your nose near something and breathe in so that you can discover or identify its smell通常不用于被动语态 synonym sniff闻,嗅(气味) - Smell this and tell me what you think it is.
你闻一下这个,然后告诉我你觉得是什么。 - I bent down to smell the flowers.
我弯下腰闻花香。 - He leaned in closer and smelled the perfume she was wearing.
他靠得更近,闻到了她身上的香水味道。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- practically
- can
- Smell this and tell me what you think it is.
) to have an unpleasant smell不用于进行时 有难闻的气味;散发着臭气 - The drains smell.
下水道散发着臭气。 - Does my breath smell?
我的呼吸有味道吗? - He hadn't washed for days and was beginning to smell.
他好久没洗澡了,身上都有味儿了。 - After a few days, the meat began to smell.
几天后,肉开始有味道。 - It smells in here.
这儿有一股难闻的气味。 - + adj. It smells awful in here.
这里闻起来很难闻。
- The drains smell.
- [transitive, no passive] smell something to feel that something exists or is going to happen
觉察出;感觉到 - He smelt danger.
他意识到了危险。 - I can smell trouble.
我感觉会有麻烦。
- He smelt danger.
词源Middle English: of unknown origin.
Idioms
come up/out of something smelling of roses
- (informal) to still have a good reputation, even though you have been involved in something that might have given people a bad opinion of you
虽卷入…而好名声依旧;事后于名誉无损 - Nobody ever knew the details and he came out of the deal smelling of roses.
谁也不知道那笔交易的内幕细节,因此他名声依旧。
- Nobody ever knew the details and he came out of the deal smelling of roses.
a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
- (saying) what is important is what people or things are, not what they are called
玫瑰不叫玫瑰,依然芳香如故;名称并不是重要的东西
smell a rat
- (informal) to suspect that something is wrong about a situation
怀疑事情不妙;感觉情况不对
wake up and smell the coffee
- (informal) used to tell somebody to become aware of what is really happening in a situation, especially when this is something unpleasant
要清醒面对现实