scent

scent

[sent]

n.气味, 香味, 线索
v.闻出, 发觉, 充满, 得到 ... 的暗示

例句与用法：

The scent of the flowers was wafted along by the breeze.

微风送来了花香。

They walked through the forest breathing the scent of pines.

他们步行穿过森林，呼吸着松树的芳香。

If we're upwind of the animal it may smell our scent.

要是我们处于那动物的上风位置,它就能闻到我们的气味。

The false alibi threw the police off the scent.

那个不在犯罪现场的伪证使警方失去了线索。

There is a lavender scent and rosemary scent in the air.

空气中有熏衣草和迷迭香花的味道。

The dog scented a rat.

那狗嗅出有老鼠的气味。

The police are on the scent of the thieves.

警察发现了小偷的线索。

词形变化：

形容词: scentless | 动词过去式: scented | 动词过去分词: scented | 动词现在分词: scenting | 动词第三人称单数: scents |

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n.

1. 气味, 香味[C]

The scent of the narcissi was in the air.

空气中散发着水仙花的香味。

2. (猎物的)遗臭; 踪迹, 线索[C][S1]

The dogs easily picked up the scent of the murderer.

狗毫不费力地嗅出了谋杀者的气味。

3. 迹象[C]

There is a scent of trouble.

有出现麻烦的迹象。

4. 嗅觉; 察觉能力[U][S1][(+for)]

He has a keen scent for errors.

他对错误有敏锐的察觉能力。

5. 香水[U]

The girl uses too much scent.

那女孩子用的香水过多。

vt.

1. 嗅, 闻; 嗅出, 闻到[(+out)]

The dog scented a rabbit and ran off after it.

狗嗅到了一只兔子便追了上去。

2. 察觉, 预感[+(that)]

James scented something suspicious in this courtesy.

詹姆斯发觉这殷勤之中有点可疑。

3. 使充满气味[H][(+with)]

The air is scented with rose.

空气里充满了玫瑰花的芳香。

4. 洒香水于

She scented her hair with lemon juice.

她将柠檬汁洒在头发上。

vi.

1. 嗅猎

Dogs scented after foxes.

狗循气味追猎狐狸。

2. 发出气味; 具有迹象[(+of)]

The tube scents of sulphur.

这个试管有硫磺气味。

短语词组：

off the scent

1. 失去线索

The police admitted that they were off the scent.

警方承认他们失去了线索。

on the scent

1. 有线索

We are on the scent of an important discovery.

我们掌握了一条可能导致重要发现的线索。