- [uncountable, countable]
the pleasant smell that something has 香味 Homophones cent | scent | sentcent scent sent- cent noun
Not one cent of their profits goes to charity. 他们的利润没有一分捐给慈善机构。
- scent noun
The delicious scent of freshly baked bread floated to his window. 新鲜出炉的面包的香味飘到了他的窗前。
- sent noun (past tense, past participle of send)
I sent her a thank you letter. 我给她寄了一封感谢信。
Extra ExamplesFrom the vine outside came the scent of honey. 外面的葡萄藤飘来花蜜的香味。 The air was filled with the scent of lilac. 空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。 The flowers give off a heady scent at night. 这些花在晚上散发出醉人的芳香。 The scent of incense lingered in the air. 熏香的气味还留存在空气中。 Apple blossom has a delicate scent. 苹果花有一种微妙的香味。 the heavy scent of Indian cooking 印度菜浓郁的香味
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heady
- heavy
- intoxicating
- …
- have
- be filled with
- give off
- …
- come
- drift
- waft
- …
- cent noun
- [uncountable, countable, usually singular]
the smell that a person or an animal leaves behind and that other animals such as dogs can follow （人的）气味，气息；（动物留下的）臭迹，遗臭 The dogs must have lost her scent. 狗准是闻不到她的气味了。 The hounds were now on the scent of (= following the smell of) the fox. 猎犬正在追踪那只狐狸。
Extra ExamplesThe dog was on the scent of a rabbit. 狗循着野兔的臭迹追踪。 The hounds have the scent. 猎犬嗅着臭迹。 The cat had left its scent on the sofa. 沙发上留下了猫的气味。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- body
- human
- masculine
- …
- be on
- have
- leave
- …
- gland
- mark
- marking
- …
- [uncountable] (especially British English)
a liquid with a pleasant smell that you wear on your skin to make it smell nice 香水 a bottle of scent 一瓶香水 She dabbed some scent on her neck. 她在脖子上抹了些香水。 She reeked of cheap scent. 她身上散发出浓烈的廉价香水味。
- [singular] scent of something
the feeling that something is present or is going to happen very soon 察觉；预感
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the sense of smell): from Old French sentir ‘perceive, smell’, from Latin sentire. The addition of -c- (in the 17th cent.) is unexplained.
Idioms
on the scent (of something)
close to discovering something 已获得线索；已掌握蛛丝马迹 Scientists are on the scent of a cure. 科学家们正在寻找治疗方法。
put/throw somebody off the scent
to do something to stop somebody from finding you or discovering something 使失去线索；摆脱追踪者；使迷失寻找方向 She changed taxis to throw her pursuers off the scent. 她换乘出租车以甩掉追捕者。