perfume

perfume
[ˈpəːfjuːm]
noun
  1. [mass noun]a fragrant liquid typically made from essential oils extracted from flowers and spices, used to impart a pleasant smell to one's body or clothes
    香水
    [count noun]musk-based perfumes.
    我闻到了她身上的一股清新柠檬香水味。
    ■a pleasant smell
    香气,芳香
    the heady perfume of lilacs.
    浓烈的紫丁香香气。
verb
  1. [with obj.]impart a pleasant smell to
    向…散发香气
    just one bloom of jasmine has the power to perfume a whole room.
    仅仅一朵茉莉花就可以使整个房间充满香气。
    ■(一般作 be perfumed)impregnate (something) with perfume or a sweet-smelling ingredient
    使充满香气(或香料)
    the cream is perfumed with rosemary and iris extracts.
    那乳霜有迷迭香和鸢尾提取物的香味。
    ■apply perfume to (someone or something)
    洒香水于
    her hair was oiled and perfumed.
    她的头发抹了油并洒了香水。
派生
perfumy
adjective
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (originally denoting pleasant-smelling smoke from a burning substance, especially one used in fumigation): from French parfum (noun), parfumer (verb), from obsolete Italian parfumare, literally 'to smoke through'
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