Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense scents, present participle scenting, past tense, past participle scented
1N-COUNT 香味;芬芳 The scent of something is the pleasant smell that it has. 香味;芬芳
Flowers are chosen for their scent as well as their look.
选花不仅要观其形还要闻其香。
2VERB 使具有香味 If something scents a place or thing, it makes it smell pleasant. 使具有香味
Jasmine flowers scent the air. [VERB noun]
空气中弥漫着茉莉花香。
Scent your drawers and wardrobe with your favourite aromas. [VERB noun + with]
用你最喜欢的香味熏香你的抽屉和衣柜。
3N-MASS 香水Scent is a liquid which women put on their necks and wrists to make themselves smell nice. 香水 [British]
She dabbed herself with scent.
她在身上擦了一点香水。
in AM, use 美国英语用 perfume
4N-VAR (人的)气味,气息;(动物的)臭迹,遗臭 The scent of a person or animal is the smell that they leave and that other people sometimes follow when looking for them. (人的)气味,气息;(动物的)臭迹,遗臭
1pleasant smell香味ADJECTIVE | VERB + SCENT | SCENT + VERBADJECTIVE➤heady, heavy, intoxicating, pungent, rich, sharp, strong醉人的芳香;濃重的香味;刺鼻的香味;濃郁的香氣;濃烈的香味◇the heavy scent of Indian cooking印度菜濃郁的香味➤delicate, faint, soft淡雅的香味;幽香;淡淡的香味➤lingering揮之不去的香氣▸➤sweet芳香▸➤beautiful, delicious, lovely, pleasant美妙的香味;怡人的香氣▸➤fresh清新的香味◇the fresh scent of flowers鮮花的清香➤warm溫潤的香氣➤floral, flowery花香➤jasmine, lavender, pine, etc.茉莉花、薰衣草、松木等的香氣▸➤musky, spicy麝香的/香料的芬芳▸➤exotic異國情調的香味◇Frank inhaled the exotic floral scent of her perfume.弗蘭克嗅了一下她的香水散發出來的異國花香。➤familiar熟悉的香味VERB + SCENT➤have有香味◇This flower has no scent.這花沒有香味。➤be filled with充滿香味◇The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空氣中瀰漫着丁香花的芬芳。➤give off, release釋放出/散發出香味◇The flowers give off a heady scent at night.這些花在晚上散發出醉人的芳香。➤breathe in, inhale, smell吸入/嗅到/聞到香味SCENT + VERB➤come, drift, waft香味撲鼻而來;香氣飄來◇From the vine outside came the scent of honey.外面的葡萄藤飄來花蜜的香味。➤fill sth香氣充滿⋯◇The scent of pine filled the room.松木的香氣瀰漫整個房間。➤linger香氣不散◇The scent of incense lingered in the air.熏香的氣味還留存在空氣中。scent
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2smell that an animal/a person leaves behind動物或人留下的氣味ADJECTIVE | VERB + SCENT | SCENT + NOUNADJECTIVE➤body, human, masculine, personal, sexual體味;人體氣味;男性體味;個體氣味;與性別相關的氣味VERB + SCENT➤be on, have循着/嗅着臭跡◇The dog was on the scent of a rabbit.狗循着野兔的臭跡追踪。◇The hounds have the scent.獵犬嗅着臭跡。➤leave留下氣味◇The cat had left its scent on the sofa.沙發上留下了貓的氣味。➤catch, pick up聞到/嗅出臭跡◇One of the hounds had picked up the scent of a fox.其中一條獵犬嗅到了狐狸的臭跡。➤lose失去臭跡▸➤follow跟踪臭跡SCENT + NOUN➤gland氣味腺➤mark, marking氣味標記▸➤trail臭跡