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smell

Word family 
smell1 /smel/ ●●● S2 W3 noun  
1  [countableC]SMELL the quality that people and animals recognize by using their nose 气味
smell of
 The air was filled with the smell of flowers.
空气中弥漫着花香。
 What’s that horrible smell?
是什么味道，这么难闻？
2  [countableC]SMELL an unpleasant smell 难闻的气味，臭味
 I think the smell’s getting worse.
我觉得这气味越来越难闻了。
3  [uncountableU]SMELL the ability to notice or recognize smells 嗅觉
 loss of taste and smell
味觉和嗅觉的丧失
 Dogs have a very good sense of smell.
狗的嗅觉非常灵敏。
4  [countableC usually singular]SMELL an act of smelling something 闻，嗅
 Have a smell of this cheese; does it seem all right?
闻一闻这块干酪，没变味吧？
 COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
strong 强烈的
There was a strong smell of burning in the air.
空气中有股强烈的焦味。
faint (=not strong) 微弱的
I noticed a faint smell of perfume.
我闻到一股淡淡的香水味。
overpowering (=very strong) 异常强烈的
The smell of disinfectant was overpowering.
消毒剂的味道非常强烈。
nice/pleasant/lovely 好闻的
There was a lovely smell of fresh coffee.
有现磨咖啡的香味。
bad/unpleasant/horrible etc 难闻的
The smell in the shed was awful.
棚屋里的气味非常难闻。
a strange/funny/odd smell 奇怪的气味
What’s that funny smell?
是什么怪味？
a sweet smell 芬芳的气味
nShe liked the sweet smell of hay in the barn.
a delicious smell (=a pleasant smell of food) 〔食物的〕香味
nThere were delicious smells emanating from the kitchen.
a sickly smell (=sweet and unpleasant) 甜腻的气味
nthe sweet, sickly smell of decaying human flesh
a pungent smell formal (=strong and unpleasant) 刺鼻的气味
nA pungent smell of garlic filled the air.
an acrid smell (=strong and bitter) 刺激的气味
nThe acrid smell of smoke clung about the place.
a musty/stale/sour smell (=old and not fresh) 发霉/不新鲜/酸腐的气味
nThe clothes in the wardrobe had a damp musty smell.
verbs
have a strong/sweet etc smell 有强烈的/芬芳的等气味
The flowers had a lovely sweet smell.
这些花有一种很好闻的香味。
nbe filled with a smell
The house was filled with the smell of baking bread.
give off a smell (=produce a smell) 发出气味
Rubber gives off a strong smell when it is burned.
橡胶燃烧时会发出强烈的气味。
notice/smell a smell (also detect a smell formal) 闻到气味
He detected a faint smell of blood.
他闻到淡淡的血腥味。
a smell comes from somewhere (also a smell emanates from somewhere formal) 从某地飘来气味
A delicious smell of baking came from the kitchen.
厨房飘来烤面包的香味。
nHe was getting complaints about the smell emanating from his shop.
a smell wafts somewhere (=moves there through the air) 某处飘着某种气味
nThe smells wafting up the stairs from the kitchen were making her feel hungry.
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘feel the smell of something’. Say smell something.
不要说 ‘feel the smell of something’。 而要说 smell something。
 THESAURUS
smell something that you can recognize by breathing in through your nose 气味
the smell from the kitchen
厨房传来的味道
What’s that awful smell?
那是什么味道,这么难闻？
the sweet smell of roses
玫瑰的芳香
whiff something that you smell for a short time 一阵气味
He caught a whiff of her perfume.
他闻到她淡淡的香水味。
a whiff of apple blossom
一阵苹果花香
scent a smell – used especially about the pleasant smell from flowers, plants, or fruit. Also used about the smell left by an animal 〔尤指花、植物或水果的〕香气；〔动物的〕气味,臭迹
The rose had a beautiful scent.
这玫瑰有股馨香。
Cats use their scent to mark their territory.
猫用臭迹标明自己的领地。
nthe sharp, dying scent of autumn
nthe heady scent (=strong scent)of magnolias
fragrance/perfume a pleasant smell, especially from flowers, plants, or fruit. Fragrance and perfume are more formal than scent 〔尤指花、植物或水果的〕芬芳,香气〔比scent正式〕
the sweet perfume of the orange blossoms
橙子花的甜美芳香
Each mango has its own special fragrance.
每一种芒果都有特殊的香气。
aroma formal a pleasant smell from food or coffee 〔食物或咖啡的〕香味,香气
the aroma of fresh coffee
现磨咖啡的香味
The kitchen was filled with the aroma of mince pies.
厨房里弥漫着百果馅饼的香味。
odour British EnglishBrE, odor American EnglishAmE formal an unpleasant smell 难闻的气味
An unpleasant odour was coming from the dustbins.
垃圾桶里传来一股难闻的气味。
the odor of stale tobacco smoke
污浊的香烟味
pong British EnglishBrE informal an unpleasant smell 难闻的气味,臭气
What’s that horrible pong?
那是什么臭味？
stink/stench a very strong and unpleasant smell 恶臭
I couldn’t get rid of the stink of sweat.
我除不掉那股汗臭味。
The toilet gave off a terrible stench.
厕所里发出一股恶臭。
Examples from the Corpus
smell• There's a smell in here - open the window.• Rain wet de bags and de onions tek up a smell.• The stuffiness in the hold was made worse by the acrid smell of unwashed bodies.• Each wine has its own unique flavor and smell.• There was a bad smell coming from the cupboard.• A mole finds its food by smell alone.• We had the carpet cleaned, but we couldn't get rid of the musty smell.• Perfectly pure water has no smell.• When I was a kid I loved the seashore for its mix of beautiful, subtle colours and strong smells.• What's that smell? Is something burning?• Where's that smell coming from?• And it's not just the dizzying development and the smell of money that pervades the downtown area.• The food looked good, but the smell was awful.• I really hate the smell of stale beer.• The stench of the floor was close to him, the smell of vomit and of urine.• There was the smell of fermenting has and citrus blossoms and ginger lilies and bonemeal and sulphur-coated urea.• A little while later; his eyes shot open with the smell of frying meat.• The smells of dead fish and rotting garbage were more than he could stand.• The wonderful smells from the kitchen made her mouth water.
smell of• The smell of baking bread filled the whole house.
sense of smell• Blind people often have a much better sense of smell than other people.• A super-efficient sense of smell is no longer vital to our existence.• We do not have a very good sense of smell, and as a result we are often tactless when handling animals.• Her sense of smell has gone, along with her ability to taste, and her hearing isn't too reliable either.• Humans' sense of smell is not very well developed.• Pigs have a keen sense of smell, which is why they are used to find truffles.• They lose their keen sense of smell and direction when the wind picks up like this.• Smoking can really ruin a person's sense of smell.• A good example is the sense of smell.• The sense of smell is good.• Lindsay had solved the problem of trailering the stallions together by temporarily wrecking their communication through their sense of smell.• The first reasonably reliable and convincing learning task for Drosophila involved training them using just this sense of smell.
smell2 ●●● S2 W3 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp smelled especially American EnglishAmE or smelt /smelt/ British EnglishBrE)  
1  notice a smell 注意到有气味 [transitiveT]SMELL to notice or recognize a particular smell 闻出，闻到，嗅到
can smell something
 I can smell burning.
我闻到烧焦的气味。
 Can you smell something?
你闻到什么气味了吗？
2  have a smell 有某种气味 [linking verb]SMELL to have a particular smell 有…气味，发出…气味
smell good/sweet/delicious/fresh etc
 The stew smelled delicious.
这炖菜闻起来真香。
 Mm! Something smells good!
呣！什么东西这么香！
nsmell bad/funny/awful etc
n The water smells funny.
smell of/like something
 My clothes smelt of smoke.
我的衣服上有烟味。
 It smells like rotten eggs.
这闻起来像臭鸡蛋。
sweet-smelling/foul-smelling etc
 sweet-smelling flowers
气味芬芳的花朵
n GRAMMAR: Linking verbs
Smell is a linking verb in this meaning. It links the subject of the sentence with an adjective:
The cream smells funny (=it has a strange smell)
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3  have a bad smell 有难闻气味 [intransitiveI]SMELL to have an unpleasant smell 发出臭气，有难闻的气味
 Your feet smell!
你的脚好臭！
 The room smelled to high heaven (=had a very bad smell).
这房间臭气熏天。
4  put your nose near STH 把鼻子靠近某物 [transitiveT]SMELL to put your nose near something in order to discover what kind of smell it has 闻，嗅 SYN sniff
 She bent down and smelt the flowers.
她弯下腰闻了闻花儿。
5  have ability 有能力 [intransitiveI]SMELL to have the ability to notice and recognize smells 有嗅觉
6  smell trouble/danger etc PREDICTto feel that something is going to happen, especially something bad 感到有麻烦/有危险等
Examples from the Corpus
smell trouble/danger etc• You seem to smell danger and taste excitement and, as television has no smell or taste, that is powerful evocation.• Müller had smelled trouble the moment she said who she was.
7. smell a rat informalSUSPECT to guess that something wrong or dishonest is happening 怀疑事情不对头，感到其中有诈
Examples from the Corpus
smell a rat• She felt that he was beginning to smell a rat.• Suffice to say, we smell a rat.• It is enough to make you smell a rat and be damned for your cynicism.• He could smell a rat, and he knew just how the men had been cheated.• I smell a rat here - I really do.• The investor doesn't start to smell a rat until the payments aren't coming in.• I only began to smell a rat when he couldn't come up with the documents he claimed to have.• We started to smell a rat when they asked for an extra £500 deposit.
8  smell wrong/fishy/odd etc informalSEEM to seem dishonest or untrue 似乎不对劲/靠不住/奇怪等
Examples from the Corpus
smell wrong/fishy/odd etc• And then you go out with some other woman and she smells wrong.• Why does fish usually smell fishy?• The Adkinsons' neighbors smelled wrong in the air, but pinched their noses closed and kept to themselves.• So, in short, if a fish smells fishy it is an indication that it is going off.
9 smell something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v 
Examples from the Corpus
smell out• He cut it up lengthways and its tangy smell flooded out.• Will the mountain lion smell me out?• You never get the smell of smoke out.• A damp, musty smell lurched out to greet him.• Hoomey knocked on the door and looked through the letter-box, and the smell came out to him.
→ come up/out smelling of roses at rose1(6)
5 GRAMMAR 语法
Use an adjective after smell, not an adverb, to say that something has a good, bad, or strange smell. 表示某物的气味如何,在 smell 之后用形容词,不要用副词
The house smelled awful (NOT awfully).
这房子里有股臭味。
You can use smell with of to say what has given something a smell. 表示某物有某种气味,用 smell of
Her breath smelled of onions (NOT smelled onions).
她嘴里有股洋葱味儿。
You can use smell with like to say that something has the same kind of smell as something else. 表示某物闻起来像什么,用 smell like
a glass of wine that smelled like flowers
一杯闻着有花香的葡萄酒
If you say that something or someone smells , you always mean they have a bad smell. 如果说某物或某人 smells ,意思是他们发出了臭味
Your socks smell.
你的袜子有臭味。
To say that someone notices a smell, use can smell or just smell , followed by a noun . 表示某人闻到某种气味,用 can smell ,或者就用 smell ,其后跟名词
I can smell coffee.
我闻到了咖啡的味道。
We smelled smoke.
我们闻到了烟味。
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: to have a particular smell 有…气味，发出…气味
adjectives
smell good/nice etc
The food smelled good.
smell delicious
That soup smells delicious.
smell fresh
Rub your chopping board with lemon to keep it smelling fresh.
smell sweet
A ripe melon will smell sweet.
smell bad/awful etc
Cigarettes make your clothes smell awful.
smell funny/strange
This place smells funny sometimes.
adverbs
smell strongly of something
The man smelled strongly of alcohol.
smell faintly of something
His suit smelled faintly of tobacco.
n GRAMMAR: Using the progressive
The verb smell is not usually used in the progressive. You say:
I smell gas.
That smells nice.
✗Don’t say: I am smelling gas. | That is smelling nice.
You often say someone can smell something when describing what they smell:
I can smell gas.
I could smell her perfume.
The present participle smelling is used to form adjectives such as sweet-smelling and foul-smelling.
Examples from the Corpus
smell• Take the garbage out before it starts to smell.• We need to clean the cat's litter box - it's starting to smell.• Look for their Hair Glistener - it leaves hair smelling irresistible and creates subtle, glittering highlights in your hair.• Does my breath smell?• He could even smell a packet of cigarettes hidden in a coat pocket several metres away!• Not only does he smell bad - he's mean and ugly too.• The snow smelled clean, but like a hospital.• Trouble is, my tenant on the second floor can smell coffee from my kitchen on the first floor.• He thought he could smell dope; grass or resin fumes.• If you smell gas in the apartment, call this number immediately.• Diane smelled his breath to see if he'd been drinking.• The meat smelled horrible, and I refused to eat it.• It smells like a hospital in here - has someone been using disinfectant?• This hand cream smells lovely, what's it called?• I swear I haven't had anything to drink. Smell my breath.• She smelled of alcohol and was unsteady on her feet.• The house whole house smells of garlic - what are you cooking?• Do you smell smoke?• I can smell something burning - are you sure you turned the oven off?• Many people like the taste of jackfruit, but it smells terrible.• Hoist your honker to the skies and smell the burning charcoal and dripping, burning fat.• She could smell the chemical effluent off the agricultural land: she couldn't remember having noticed that stench before.• For one shot, he zooms in over a sawmill, low enough to smell the fresh-cut lumber.• Smell these roses - aren't they lovely?
smell of/like something• Your perfume smells like roses.
smell1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1smell2 verb →n GRAMMAR1 →5 GRAMMAR2
→n GRAMMAR3 →n COLLOCATIONS1
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TOEFL BNC: 2651 COCA: 2390
smell

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + SMELL | SMELL + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤overpowering, pervasive, pungent, rich, sharp, strong強烈的／瀰漫的／刺鼻的／濃郁的／辛辣的／濃烈的氣味◇There was an overpowering smell of burning rubber.有一股濃烈的橡膠燒焦的氣味。➤faint淡淡的氣味▸➤distinct明顯的氣味▸➤distinctive, particular, unmistakable獨特的／特別的／不易混淆的氣味▸➤funny, peculiar, strange, unusual怪味；不尋常的氣味◇What's that funny smell?那是什麼怪味？➤familiar熟悉的氣味▸➤lingering久久不散的氣味▸➤aromatic, delectable, delicious, fragrant, fresh, lovely, nice, pleasant, sweet, wonderful芳香；好聞的氣味；清新的氣味；奇妙的氣味◇the sweet smell of roses玫瑰的芬芳➤warm暖洋洋的氣味▸➤awful, bad, disgusting, evil, foul, horrible, nasty, offensive, terrible, unpleasant, vile難聞的氣味；令人反感的氣味；讓人討厭的氣味；惡臭▸➤acrid, nauseating, noxious, putrid, rank, sickly刺鼻的氣味；令人作嘔的氣味；有毒氣味；腐臭味◇An acrid smell filled the air.空氣中瀰漫着刺鼻的氣味。➤damp, musty, rancid, sour, stale潮濕的氣味；霉味；變質的味道；酸臭味；污濁的氣味◇the sour smell of unwashed linen未洗的亞麻織品發出的酸臭味➤chemical, earthy, fishy, masculine, metallic, musky, smoky, spicy化學製劑的氣味；泥土氣息；魚腥味；陽剛之氣；金屬腥味；麝香味；煙熏味；香料味▸➤burning, cooking燒焦的糊味；飯菜的氣味◇Cooking smells drifted up from the kitchen.飯菜的香味從廚房飄了出來。VERB + SMELL➤be filled with, have充滿⋯的氣味；有⋯的氣味◇The air was filled with a pervasive smell of chemicals.空氣中瀰漫着化學製品的氣味。◇The house had a musty smell after being shut up over the winter.這房子關了一個冬天，聞着有股霉味。➤give off散發出氣味◇The skunk gives off an unpleasant smell when attacked.受到攻擊時臭鼬會放出一種難聞的氣味。➤catch, detect, notice聞到／覺察出／注意到氣味◇As she walked into the house she detected the smell of gas.她一進屋就聞到有煤氣味。➤mask掩蓋氣味◇Fragrance dispensers are designed to mask unpleasant smells.芬芳劑的目的就是掩蓋不好的氣味。SMELL + VERB➤come, drift, emanate, float, waft氣味傳來；氣味飄來；氣味散發◇The smell was coming from the kitchen.這股味正從廚房飄出來。◇A delicious smell of freshly baked bread wafted across the lawn.草坪上飄過一股新出爐麪包的香味。➤fill sth, hang in the air氣味充盈着⋯；氣味縈繞◇The smell of death hangs in the air.死亡的氣息縈繞在空中。➤hit sb氣味向某人襲來◇Then the pungent smell hit us－rotting fish and seaweed.然後一股刺鼻的氣味向我們襲來 － 是爛魚和海藻的味兒。PREPOSITION➤smell from⋯散發的氣味◇the putrid smell from the slaughterhouse屠宰場散發出的惡臭➤smell of⋯的氣味◇the smell of smoke煙味PHRASES➤sense of smell嗅覺◇Deer have a keen sense of smell.鹿的嗅覺很靈敏。➤the sights, sounds and smells of...在⋯的見聞◇The sights, sounds and smells of Delhi stunned me.在德里的所見所聞讓我震驚。
smell

verb¹

 1notice/identify sth by using your nose聞到ADVERB | VERB + SMELL ADVERB➤almost, practically幾乎／差不多聞到◇Snow fell so that you could almost smell the cold.下雪了，你幾乎可以嗅到寒氣。◇You could practically smell the danger around us.你幾乎能嗅到我們周圍的危險。VERB + SMELL➤can能夠聞到◇Can you smell gas?你聞到煤氣味了嗎？
smell

verb²

 2have a particular smell有⋯氣味ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤strongly散發出濃烈的氣味◇His clothes smelled strongly of fish.他的衣服有一股濃濃的魚腥味。➤faintly, slightly, vaguely有淡淡的氣味；隱約散發出氣味◇He smelled faintly of sweat.他身上有點兒汗味。PREPOSITION➤like聞起來好像⋯◇It smells like rotten meat!像是爛肉的氣味！➤of有⋯氣味◇The kitchen smelled sweetly of herbs and fruit.廚房裏有芳草和水果的香氣。
TOEFL BNC: 2651 COCA: 2390
smell noun
⇨ smell (a smell of burning/roses) ⇨ odour (Yuk! What a smell!)smell

noun

  ➡ See also the entry for odour 另见odour条smell ♦︎ scent ♦︎ aroma ♦︎ fragrance ♦︎ whiffThese are all words for the quality of sth that people and animals can sense through their noses, especially when this is pleasant. 这些词均表示气味，尤指香味。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a smell / the scent / an aroma / the fragrance / a whiff of sth◆a faint smell / scent / aroma / fragrance / whiff◆a strong smell / scent / aroma / whiff◆a / an pungent / heady smell / scent / aroma◆a fresh smell / scent / fragrance◆to have / give off a smell / a scent / an aroma / a fragrance / a whiff◆to be filled / fill sth with a smell / a scent / an aroma / a fragrance◆to catch the smell / the scent / a whiff of sth◆a smell / a scent / an aroma hangs / lingers / comes / wafts somewhere■ smell [countable, uncountable] the quality of sth that people and animals can sense through their noses 气味◆There was a musty smell in the attic.阁楼里有一股发霉的气味。◆What a terrible smell!多难闻的气味啊！◆Do you like the smell of coffee?你喜欢咖啡的气味吗？▸ smell

verb

 [transitive, no passive] (not used in the progressive tenses; often used with can or could 不用于进行时，常与can或could连用) ◆Can you smell something burning?你有没有闻到什么东西烧焦了？◆I bent down to smell the flowers.我弯下腰去闻花香。■ scent sent [uncountable, countable] a light, pleasant smell （淡淡的）香味◆The air was filled with the scent of wild herbs.空气中弥漫着野草的芬芳。▸ scented

adjective

◆scented soap香皂■ aroma əˈrəʊmə; NAmE əˈroʊmə [countable] a pleasant, fairly strong, smell, especially of food or drinks such as coffee （尤指食物或饮料的）芳香，香味，浓香◆The aroma of fresh coffee wafted towards them.一股新鲜咖啡的香味朝他们飘来。▸ aromatic ˌærəˈmætɪk

adjective

◆aromatic oils / herbs芳香油；香草■ fragrance ˈfreɪgrəns [uncountable, countable] a pleasant smell, for example of flowers or fruit （花或水果等的）香气，香味，芳香◆The flowers are chosen for their delicate fragrance.这些花是因其淡雅的芳香而被选中的。◆The bath oils come in various fragrances.这些沐浴油有不同的香型可供选择。▸ fragrant

adjective

◆fragrant herbs / flowers / oils芳草；香花；香油■ whiff wɪf [countable] (usually followed by of 通常后接of) a smell, especially one that you only smell for a short time 一点儿气味；一股气味◆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。
TOEFL BNC: 2651 COCA: 2390
smell
Unpleasant smells: niff, odor, odour...
Pleasant smells: aroma, bouquet, fragrance...
The senses and using the senses: acute, assail, assault...
Linking verbs: appear, be, become...
To produce a smell: scent, reek, smell...
To taste or smell something: catch, olfactory, palate...
Predicting and prediction: predict, prediction, forecast...
Illegal or dishonest: illegal, unlawful, shady...

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