smell
[smɛl]
vb
to perceive the scent or odour of (a substance) by means of the olfactory nerves
to have a specified smell; appear to the sense of smell to be
some tobacco smells very sweet
to emit an odour (of)
the park smells of flowers
to emit an unpleasant odour; stink
to detect through shrewdness or instinct
to have or use the sense of smell; sniff
to give indications (of)
he smells of money
to search, investigate, or pry
to be or seem to be untrustworthy or corrupt
n
that sense (olfaction) by which scents or odours are perceived
anything detected by the sense of smell; odour; scent
a trace or indication
the act or an instance of smelling
- 习惯用语
- smell a rat to detect something suspicious
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