American English usually uses the form
smelled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either
smelled or smelt. 美国英语
smell 的过去式和过去分词通常为
smelled,英国英语使用
smelled 或 smelt。
1.气味
Thesmell of something is a quality it has which you become aware of when you breathe in through your nose.
e.g. ...thesmell of freshly baked bread.
新鲜出炉的面包的香味
e.g. ...horrible smells...
难闻的气味
2.嗅觉
Your sense ofsmell is the ability that your nose has to detect things.
e.g. ...people who lose their sense ofsmell.
丧失了嗅觉的人
3.散发出…气味;有…气味
If somethingsmells in a particular way, it has a quality which you become aware of through your nose.
e.g. The room smelled of lemons...
房间里有股柠檬的味道。
e.g. It smells delicious.
闻起来很香。
4.散发异味;气味难闻
If you say that somethingsmells, you mean that it smells unpleasant.
e.g. Ma threw that out. She said it smelled...
妈把那玩意扔出去了,她说它有股怪味。
e.g. Do my feetsmell?
我的脚臭吗?
5.嗅到;闻到
If yousmell something, you become aware of it when you breathe in through your nose.
e.g. As soon as we opened the front door we couldsmell the gas.
我们一打开前门,就闻到了煤气的味道。
6.(用鼻子凑过去)嗅,闻
If yousmell something, you put your nose near it and breathe in, so that you can discover its smell.
e.g. I took a fresh rose out of the vase on our table, and smelled it.
我从饭桌上的花瓶里抽了一只新鲜的玫瑰,闻了闻。
7.(本能地)预感到,觉察到,嗅出
If yousmell something, you feel that it is likely to happen or be true.
smell
e.g. He knew virtually nothing about music but he couldsmell a hit.
他对音乐几乎一窍不通,却预感到它将会大受欢迎。
8. tosmell a rat -> see rat