American English usually uses the form smelled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either smelled or smelt. 美国英语 smell 的过去式和过去分词通常为 smelled,英国英语使用 smelled 或 smelt。
1 N-COUNT 气味 The
smell of something is a quality it has which you become aware of when you breathe in through your nose.
气味 2 N-UNCOUNT 嗅觉 Your sense of
smell is the ability that your nose has to detect things.
嗅觉 3 V-LINK 散发出…气味;有…气味 If something
smells in a particular way, it has a quality which you become aware of through your nose.
散发出…气味;有…气味 [Also V as if] -
The room smelled of lemons. [VERB + of]
房间里有股柠檬的味道。
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It smells delicious. [VERB adj.ive]
闻起来很香。
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...a crumbly black substance that smells like fresh soil. [V + like]
散发着新鲜泥土气息的黑色易碎物质
4 VERB 散发异味;气味难闻 If you say that something
smells, you mean that it smells unpleasant.
散发异味;气味难闻 5 VERB 嗅到;闻到 If you
smell something, you become aware of it when you breathe in through your nose.
嗅到;闻到 6 VERB (用鼻子凑过去)嗅,闻 If you
smell something, you put your nose near it and breathe in, so that you can discover its smell.
(用鼻子凑过去)嗅,闻 7 VERB (本能地)预感到,觉察到,嗅出 If you
smell something, you feel that it is likely to happen or be true.
(本能地)预感到,觉察到,嗅出 8 to
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N. | aroma, fragrance, odour, scent 1 |
VERB. | reek, stink 4 breathe, inhale, sniff 5 |
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