smell
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they smell | |
he / she / it smells | |
past simple smelled | |
past participle smelled | |
(British English also) past simple smelt | |
(British English also) past participle smelt | |
-ing form smelling |
- linking verb
to have a particular smell 有(或发出)…气味 - + adj.
The room smelt damp. 屋子里有潮气。 Dinner smells good. 饭菜闻起来很香啊。 ‘You smell nice,’ Aidan said with a smile. “你真香,”艾登笑着说。 a bunch of sweet-smelling flowers 一束散发着馨香的花 - smell of something
His breath smelt of garlic. 他嘴里有蒜味。 When he did come home, he smelled of alcohol. 当他真的回家时,他闻到了酒味。 The house smelt of cedar wood and fresh polish. 这房子散发着雪松木和新鲜指甲油的味道。 - smell like something
What does the perfume smell like? 这种香水闻起来怎么样? Hydrogen sulphide smells like rotten eggs. 硫化氢闻起来像臭鸡蛋。 The crisp air smells like clean hay. 清新的空气闻起来像干净的干草。
Extra ExamplesHe smelled faintly of sweat. 他身上有点儿汗味。 His clothes smelled strongly of fish. 他的衣服有一股浓浓的鱼腥味。 The kitchen smelled sweetly of herbs and fruit. 厨房里有芳草和水果的香气。 It smells like rotten meat! 像是烂肉的气味!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strongly
- faintly
- slightly
- …
- like
- of
- + adj.
- [transitive, no passive]
(not used in the progressive tenses; often with can or could )不用于进行时;常与 can 或 could 连用 to notice or recognize a particular smell 闻到,嗅到(气味) - smell something
I was watching television when I smelled smoke. 我闻到烟味时正在看电视。 He said he could smell gas when he entered the room. 他一进屋就说闻到了煤气味。 The dog had smelt a rabbit. 狗嗅到了兔子的气味。 I could smell alcohol on his breath. 我闻到他呼吸气中有酒味。 Snow fell so that you could almost smell the cold. 下雪了,你几乎可以嗅到寒气。 - smell something doing something
Can you smell something burning? 你有没有闻到什么东西烧焦了? As she came downstairs, she smelled bacon cooking. 她下楼时,闻到了熏肉的味道。 - smell (that)…
I could smell that something was burning. 我闻得到有什么东西烧焦了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- practically
- can
- smell something
- [intransitive, transitive]
(not used in the progressive tenses; often with can or could )不用于进行时;常与 can 或 could 连用 to be able to notice and recognize smells 能闻到气味;能嗅到气味 - [transitive] smell something
(not usually used in the passive )通常不用于被动语态 to put your nose near something and breathe in so that you can discover or identify its smell synonym sniff闻,嗅(气味) Smell this and tell me what you think it is. 你闻一下这个,然后告诉我你觉得是什么。 I bent down to smell the flowers. 我弯下腰闻花香。 He leaned in closer and smelled the perfume she was wearing. 他靠得更近,闻到了她身上的香水味道。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- practically
- can
- [intransitive]
(not used in the progressive tenses )不用于进行时 to have an unpleasant smell 有难闻的气味;散发着臭气 - [transitive, no passive] smell something
to feel that something exists or is going to happen 觉察出;感觉到
Word OriginMiddle English: of unknown origin.
Idioms
come up/out of something smelling of roses
- (informal)
to still have a good reputation, even though you have been involved in something that might have given people a bad opinion of you 虽卷入…而好名声依旧;事后于名誉无损 Nobody ever knew the details and he came out of the deal smelling of roses. 谁也不知道那笔交易的内幕细节,因此他名声依旧。
a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
- (saying)
what is important is what people or things are, not what they are called 玫瑰不叫玫瑰,依然芳香如故;名称并不是重要的东西
smell a rat
- (informal)
to suspect that something is wrong about a situation 怀疑事情不妙;感觉情况不对
wake up and smell the coffee
- (informal)
used to tell somebody to become aware of what is really happening in a situation, especially when this is something unpleasant 要清醒面对现实