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perfume

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Related topics: Hair & beauty, Odours
per·fume1 /ˈpɜːfjuːm $ ˈpɜːr-/ ●●○ noun [countableC, uncountableU]  
1  perfume.jpg DCBCOa liquid with a strong pleasant smell that women put on their skin or clothing to make themselves smell nice 香水 SYN scent
 She was wearing the perfume that he’d bought her.
她擦了他买给她的香水。
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2  COa sweet or pleasant smell 香味 SYN scent
 It had the delicate perfume of roses.
它有玫瑰的幽香。
—perfumed adjectiveadj
 perfumed soap
香皂
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a liquid with a strong pleasant smell that women put on their skin or clothing to make themselves smell nice
verbs
wear perfume
What's that perfume you are wearing?
dab perfume on something (=quickly put perfume on )
She dabbed some perfume on her throat.
spray yourself with perfume
Jody sprayed herself with some of her mother’s perfume.
reek of perfume (=smell strongly of perfume)
It seemed to Polly that Sasha always left the bathroom reeking of horrible perfume.
smell of perfume
Her coat smelt of cheap perfume and cigarettes.
adjectives
strong
I don't like wearing very strong perfume.
heavy (=strong)
She smelled of a heavy perfume he associated with his mother.
exotic (=unusual and interesting because it seems foreign)
The dancer left a waft of exotic perfume in the air.
cheap/expensive
He bought her a bottle of expensive French perfume.
phrases
a bottle/jar of perfume
He gave me a bottle of my favourite perfume.
the smell/scent of perfume
The smell of perfume filled the air.
a whiff/hint of perfume (=a very slight smell of perfume )
As she lifted the letter, she caught the faintest hint of perfume.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a sweet or pleasant smell
adjectives
sweet
She breathed in the sweet perfume of the roses.
heady (=strong and sweet)
In early summer, lilacs finally open and release their heady perfume.
faint
the faint perfume of a spring woodland
delicate
The flowers have a delicate perfume similar to cowslips.
Examples from the Corpus
perfume• An overpowering smell of Freesia perfume hung around her like a cloud.• the rose's heady perfume• She always wears too much perfume.• The remembered odor of perfume and powder of woman came back, haunting her, filling her.• She stood with Paul for a while enjoying the invisible reality of perfume.• There are plenty of fragrant roses available, too numerous to mention individually and including many old varieties with ravishing perfumes.• Not only does the technique have potential in the perfume industry, but it may provide clues about how we perceive smells.• Was this the perfume that an inquisitive cleaner had detected on Rodney Shergold's jacket?• The perfume of the rose means nothing unless man can appreciate its scent.
Related topics: Odours, Hair & beauty
per·fume2 /ˈpɜːfjuːm $ pərˈfjuːm/ verb [transitiveT]  
1  literaryCO to make a place have a sweet pleasant smell 使充满香气
 Lilacs perfumed the air.
丁香花的香气弥漫在空气中。
2. DCBto put perfume on something 喷[擦]香水于
Examples from the Corpus
perfume• The room was warm and perfumed.• He told the barber he wanted to be perfumed and powdered.• Reed had the sewer walls perfumed and used a stand-in when possible.• The sweet scent of sagebrush perfumed the air.
Origin perfume1
(1500-1600) French parfum, probably from Old Provençal perfumar “to perfume”, from Latin fumare “to smoke”
per·fume1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2per·fume2 verb
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