whiff
noun /wɪf/
/wɪf/
[usually singular]- whiff (of something) a smell, especially one that you only smell for a short time
一点儿气味；一股气味 - a whiff of cigar smoke
一股雪茄烟味 - He caught a whiff of perfume as he leaned towards her.
他探身靠近她时闻到一股香水味。
- I caught the whiff of Scotch on his breath.
从他的呼吸中我闻到苏格兰威士忌酒的味道。 - She took a deep whiff of his aftershave.
她深吸了一口气，闻他须后水的味道。 - He caught a whiff of her perfume as she passed.
她经过时，他闻到了一股香水味。 - She can't bear the slightest whiff of tobacco smoke.
她一点点烟草味都不能忍受。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- faint
- slight
- strong
- …
- catch
- detect
- get
- …
- whiff of
- at the faintest whiff of something
- at the first whiff of something
- at the merest whiff of something
- …
- a whiff of cigar smoke
- whiff (of something) a slight sign or feeling of something
轻微的迹象（或感觉）；一点点；些许 - a whiff of danger
一点点危险
- The unmistakable whiff of electoral blackmail could be detected.
能够发觉选举中确定无疑存在讹诈的蛛丝马迹。 - The proposal had the whiff of a hoax about it.
这个建议有些许哄骗人的味道。 - Journalists caught a whiff of scandal and pursued the actress relentlessly.
记者抓到了丑闻的一点儿线索，于是对这个女演员穷追不舍。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- faint
- slight
- strong
- …
- catch
- detect
- get
- …
- whiff of
- at the faintest whiff of something
- at the first whiff of something
- at the merest whiff of something
- …
- a whiff of danger
- (North American English) (in golf or baseball
高尔夫球或棒球 挥空棒（击球未中）
词源late 16th cent. (originally in the senses ‘gust of wind’ and ‘inhalation of tobacco smoke’, also, as a verb, ‘blow with a slight gust’): imitative.