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smell smell ★★★☆☆/sme̱l/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	可数名词]气味 The smell of something is a quality it has which you become aware of when you breathe in through your nose.   [oft N of n]...the smell of freshly baked bread.新鲜出炉的面包的香味...horrible smells...难闻的气味What is your favourite smell?你喜欢哪种气味呢？2[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]嗅觉 Your sense of smell is the ability that your nose has to detect things. ...people who lose their sense of smell.丧失了嗅觉的人3[V-LINK	连系动词]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.   [V of n]  [V adj]  [V like n]  [Also V as if]The room smelled of lemons...房间里有股柠檬的味道。It smells delicious.闻起来很香。...a crumbly black substance that smells like fresh soil.散发着新鲜泥土气息的黑色易碎物质4[VERB	动词]散发异味；气味难闻 If you say that something smells, you mean that it smells unpleasant.   [V]Ma threw that out. She said it smelled...妈把那玩意扔出去了，她说它有股怪味。Do my feet smell?我的脚臭吗？5[VERB	动词]嗅到；闻到 If you smell something, you become aware of it when you breathe in through your nose.   [V n]As soon as we opened the front door we could smell the gas.我们一打开前门，就闻到了煤气的味道。6[VERB	动词](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.   [V n]I took a fresh rose out of the vase on our table, and smelled it.我从饭桌上的花瓶里抽了一只新鲜的玫瑰，闻了闻。7[VERB	动词](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.   [V n]He knew virtually nothing about music but he could smell a hit.他对音乐几乎一窍不通，却预感到它将会大受欢迎。8 to smell a rat→see: rat；  smell1 nounsmell2 verbsmellsmell1 /smel/ ●●● S2 W3 noun  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[countable] the quality that people and animals recognize by using their nosesmell of The air was filled with the smell of flowers. What’s that horrible smell?2[countable] an unpleasant smell:  I think the smell’s getting worse.3[uncountable] the ability to notice or recognize smells:  loss of taste and smell Dogs have a very good sense of smell.4[countable usually singular] an act of smelling something:  Have a smell of this cheese; does it seem all right?COLLOCATIONSadjectivesstrong· There was a strong smell of burning in the air.faint (=not strong)· I noticed a faint smell of perfume.overpowering (=very strong)· The smell of disinfectant was overpowering.nice/pleasant/lovely· There was a lovely smell of fresh coffee.bad/unpleasant/horrible etc· The smell in the shed was awful.a strange/funny/odd smell· What’s that funny smell?a sweet smell· She liked the sweet smell of hay in the barn.a delicious smell (=a pleasant smell of food)· There were delicious smells emanating from the kitchen.a sickly smell (=sweet and unpleasant)· the sweet, sickly smell of decaying human flesha pungent smell formal (=strong and unpleasant)· A pungent smell of garlic filled the air.an acrid smell (=strong and bitter)· The acrid smell of smoke clung about the place.a musty/stale/sour smell (=old and not fresh)· The clothes in the wardrobe had a damp musty smell.verbshave a strong/sweet etc smell· The flowers had a lovely sweet smell.be filled with a smell· The house was filled with the smell of baking bread.give off a smell (=produce a smell)· Rubber gives off a strong smell when it is burned.notice/smell a smell (also detect a smell formal)· He detected a faint smell of blood.a smell comes from somewhere (also a smell emanates from somewhere formal)· A delicious smell of baking came from the kitchen.· He was getting complaints about the smell emanating from his shop.a smell wafts somewhere (=moves there through the air)· The smells wafting up the stairs from the kitchen were making her feel hungry.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘feel the smell of something’. Say  smell something.THESAURUSsmell something that you can recognize by breathing in through your nose: · the smell from the kitchen· What’s that awful smell?· the sweet smell of roseswhiff something that you smell for a short time: · He caught a whiff of her perfume.· a whiff of apple blossomscent a smell – used especially about the pleasant smell from flowers, plants, or fruit. Also used about the smell left by an animal: · The rose had a beautiful scent.· Cats use their scent to mark their territory.· the sharp, dying scent of autumn· the heady scent  (=strong scent)of magnoliasfragrance/perfume a pleasant smell, especially from flowers, plants, or fruit. Fragrance and perfume are more formal than scent: · the sweet perfume of the orange blossoms· Each mango has its own special fragrance.aroma formal a pleasant smell from food or coffee: · the aroma of fresh coffee· The kitchen was filled with the aroma of mince pies.odour British English, odor American English formal an unpleasant smell: · An unpleasant odour was coming from the dustbins.· the odor of stale tobacco smokepong British English informal an unpleasant smell: · What’s that horrible pong?stink/stench a very strong and unpleasant smell: · I couldn’t get rid of the stink of sweat.· The toilet gave off a terrible stench.smell1 nounsmell2 verbsmellsmell2 ●●● S2 W3 verb (past tense and past participle smelled especially American English or smelt /smelt/ British English)  Entry menu Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1notice a smell [transitive] to notice or recognize a particular smellcan smell something I can smell burning. Can you smell something?2have a smell [linking verb] to have a particular smellsmell good/sweet/delicious/fresh etc The stew smelled delicious. Mm! Something smells good!smell bad/funny/awful etc The water smells funny.smell of/like something My clothes smelt of smoke. It smells like rotten eggs.sweet-smelling/foul-smelling etc sweet-smelling flowersGRAMMAR: Linking verbsSmell is a linking verb in this meaning. It links the subject of the sentence with an adjective: · The cream smells funny  (=it has a strange smell)3have a bad smell [intransitive] to have an unpleasant smell:  Your feet smell! The room smelled to high heaven (=had a very bad smell).4put your nose near something [transitive] to put your nose near something in order to discover what kind of smell it has  SYN  sniff:  She bent down and smelt the flowers.5have ability [intransitive] to have the ability to notice and recognize smells:  I’ve got a cold and I can’t smell.6smell trouble/danger etc to feel that something is going to happen, especially something bad:  Miller had smelled trouble the moment she said who she was.7smell a rat informal to guess that something wrong or dishonest is happening8smell wrong/fishy/odd etc informal to seem dishonest or untrue:  The whole thing is beginning to smell fishy to me. → come up/out smelling of rosesat rose1(6)GRAMMAR: Using the progressive• The verb smell is not usually used in the progressive. You say: · I smell gas.· That smells nice. ✗Don’t say:  I am smelling gas.  | That is smelling nice.• You often say someone can smell something when describing what they smell: · I can smell gas.· I could smell her perfume.• The present participle smelling  is used to form adjectives such as sweet-smelling and foul-smelling.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivessmell good/nice etc· The food smelled good.smell delicious· That soup smells delicious.smell fresh· Rub your chopping board with lemon to keep it smelling fresh.smell sweet· A ripe melon will smell sweet.smell bad/awful etc· Cigarettes make your clothes smell awful.smell funny/strange· This place smells funny sometimes.adverbssmell strongly of something· The man smelled strongly of alcohol.smell faintly of something· His suit smelled faintly of tobacco.smell something ↔ out phrasal verb1to find something by smelling  SYN  sniff out:  They use dogs trained to smell out explosives.2informal to find or recognize something because you have a natural ability to do this  SYN  sniff out:  They’ll be able to smell out any corruption.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8Ead7AM48nG/x2pU02nkbA6tlVhUkLSUZDkT0+GQbItNTK8mdV6963qTKJ+sYn7x5uoThEI2P5YKQXH9KqJbSxDvEaTKONf4vfetb+pMhNlWg3Ixqxe6Z9ZRp4UnENWfD0yTiNB71B+b+eGPfu6KTnUMUHOxn/ggfthPd0U9HMh8sb5Qtu36TeSCkyPk3kQ0kIw==             smell              ★                    /        smel                ;          NAmE                smel                /                              verb                ,                  noun                            smell      smells      smelled      smelt      smelling                            verb        ★                    (              smelled        ,        smelled            )              (                        BrE also                smelt        ,        smelt                  /          smelt                    ;            NAmE                    smelt                    /                    )              1      ★              [intransitive        ]                    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。                    ◆        a bunch of sweet-smelling flowers        一束散发着馨香的花                    smellof sth                    ◆        His breath smelt of garlic.        他嘴里有蒜味。                    smelllike sth                    ◆        What does the perfume smell like?        这种香水闻起来像什么？                    2      ★              [transitive            ,       no passive        ]                    (          not used in the progressive tenses; often with            canor            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）                            smellsth                    ◆        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。                    smellsth doing sth                    ◆        Can you smell something burning?        你有没有闻到什么东西烧焦了？                    smell(that)…                    ◆        I could smell that something was burning.        我闻得到有什么东西烧焦了。                    3              [intransitive        ]                    (          not used in the progressive tenses; often with            canor            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                            ◆        I can't smell because I've got a bad cold.        我患了重感冒闻不到气味。                    4      ★              [transitive        ]                    smellsth                    (          not usually used in the passive            通常不用于被动语态          )                to put your nose near sth and breathe in so that you can discover or identify its smell          闻，嗅（气味）                            SYN                                            sniff                                                  ◆        Smell this and tell me what you think it is.        你闻一下这个，然后告诉我是什么。                    ◆        I bent down to smell the flowers.        我弯下腰闻花香。                    5      ★              [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                            ◆        The drains smell.        下水道散发着臭气。                    ◆                  It smellsin here.                这儿有一股难闻的气味。                    ◆        He hadn't washed for days and was beginning to smell.        他好久没洗澡了，身上都有味儿了。                    6              [transitive            ,       no passive        ]                    smellsth                    to feel that sth exists or is going to happen          觉察出；感觉到                            ◆        He smelt danger.        他意识到了危险。                    ◆        I can smell trouble.        我感觉会有麻烦。                    IDIOMS              come up/out of sth smelling of ˈroses                              (              informal)                        to still have a good reputation, even though you have been involved in sth 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                                                  ˌsmell a ˈrat                              (              informal)                        to suspect that sth is wrong about a situation              怀疑事情不妙；感觉情况不对                                                  ☞more at                                    rose                                   n.            ,                                    wake                                   v.                            PHRASAL VERB                    ˌsmell sb/sth↔ˈout                  1                      to be aware of fear, danger, trouble, etc. in a situation              觉察到，意识到（坏事、危险、麻烦等）                                            ◆            He could always smell out fear.            别人有什么恐惧，他总能觉察到。                                    2                      to find sth by smelling              嗅出；闻出                                            ◆            dogs trained to smell out drugs            受过训练的缉毒犬                                                    noun        ★                                  1      ★              [countable            ,       uncountable        ]                    the quality of sth that people and animals sense through their noses          气味                            ◆        a          faint/strong smellof garlic                淡淡的╱浓重的蒜味                    ◆        a          sweet/fresh/musty smell                香甜的╱新鲜的╱发霉的气味                    ◆        There was a smell of burning in the air.        空气中有一股烧东西的焦煳味。                    ◆        The smells from the kitchen filled the room.        满屋子都是从厨房飘来的气味。                    2      ★              [singular        ]                    an unpleasant smell          难闻的气味；臭味                            ◆        What's that smell?        这是一股什么臭味？                    ◆        Yuk! What a smell!        哎哟！多难闻的气味！                    3      ★              [uncountable        ]                    the ability to sense things with the nose          嗅觉                            ◆        Dogs have a very good          sense of smell.                狗的嗅觉非常灵敏。                    ◆        Taste and smell are closely connected.        味觉和嗅觉有密切的联系。                    4              [countable        ]                    the act of smelling sth          嗅；闻                            SYN                                            sniff                                                  ◆        He took one smell of the liquid and his eyes began to water.        他闻了一下那种液体，就流起泪来了。                    IDIOMsee                                    sweet                                   adj.                        VOCABULARY BUILDING 词汇扩充                                      Smells            气味                    Describing smells            描述气味                                These adjectives describe pleasant smells              下列形容词描述令人愉悦的气味：                                            ■                          scentedcandles              香烛                                            ■                          aromaticoils              芳香油                                            ■                          fragrantperfume              芬芳的香水                                            ■                          sweet-smellingflowers              芳香扑鼻的花                                            To describe unpleasant smells you can use              描述令人不快的气味可以说：                                            ■                          smellycheese              有难闻气味的奶酪                                            ■                          stinkingfish              发臭的鱼                                            ■                          mustyold books              发霉的旧书                                            ■                          acridsmoke              呛人的烟                                Types of smell            各种气味                                Pleasant smells              令人愉悦的气味：                                            ■            the rich              aromaof fresh coffee              新鲜咖啡醇厚的香味                                            ■            a herb with a delicate              fragrance              散发淡雅香气的芳草                                            ■            a rose’s sweet              perfume              玫瑰的芳香                                            ■            the              scentof wild flowers              野花的芬芳                                            Unpleasant smells              难闻的气味：                                            ■            nasty household              odours              家里难闻的气味                                            ■            the              stenchof rotting meat              腐肉的恶臭                                            ■            the              stinkof stale sweat              汗臭味                                            ■            the              reekof beer and tobacco              啤酒和烟草的强烈臭味                                                      smell              /        smel                ;          NAmE                smel                /                    smelt              /        smelt                ;          NAmE                smelt                /             smell[smel]smelled, smelt, smelling, smellsCET4CET6TEM4考研v24061653018221085421361239479n284413139783855420801095627VERB3532315588NOUN3584309525Spoken:64492350smelled[5814] smelling[3895] smells[21063] smelt[1129]闻(49%)，气味(32%)，嗅(12%)，嗅觉(5%)，察觉(1%)，有臭味(1%)n.气味，嗅觉；臭味vt.嗅，闻；察觉到；发出…的气味vi.嗅，闻；有…气味

word	smell
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Collins	smell ★★★☆☆ /sme̱l/ 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 可数名词]气味 The smell of something is a quality it has which you become aware of when you breathe in through your nose. [oft N of n] ...the smell of freshly baked bread. 新鲜出炉的面包的香味 ...horrible smells... 难闻的气味 What is your favourite smell? 你喜欢哪种气味呢？ 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]嗅觉 Your sense of smell is the ability that your nose has to detect things. ...people who lose their sense of smell. 丧失了嗅觉的人 3 [V-LINK 连系动词]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. [V of n] [V adj] [V like n] [Also V as if] The room smelled of lemons... 房间里有股柠檬的味道。 It smells delicious. 闻起来很香。 ...a crumbly black substance that smells like fresh soil. 散发着新鲜泥土气息的黑色易碎物质 4 [VERB 动词]散发异味；气味难闻 If you say that something smells, you mean that it smells unpleasant. [V] Ma threw that out. She said it smelled... 妈把那玩意扔出去了，她说它有股怪味。 Do my feet smell? 我的脚臭吗？ 5 [VERB 动词]嗅到；闻到 If you smell something, you become aware of it when you breathe in through your nose. [V n] As soon as we opened the front door we could smell the gas. 我们一打开前门，就闻到了煤气的味道。 6 [VERB 动词](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. [V n] I took a fresh rose out of the vase on our table, and smelled it. 我从饭桌上的花瓶里抽了一只新鲜的玫瑰，闻了闻。 7 [VERB 动词](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. [V n] He knew virtually nothing about music but he could smell a hit. 他对音乐几乎一窍不通，却预感到它将会大受欢迎。 8 to smell a rat→see: rat ；
Oxford	smell ★ / smel ; NAmE smel / verb , noun smell smells smelled smelt smelling verb ★ ( smelled , smelled ) ( BrE also smelt , smelt / smelt ; NAmE smelt / ) 1 ★ [intransitive ] 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。 ◆ a bunch of sweet-smelling flowers 一束散发着馨香的花 smellof sth ◆ His breath smelt of garlic. 他嘴里有蒜味。 smelllike sth ◆ What does the perfume smell like? 这种香水闻起来像什么？ 2 ★ [transitive , no passive ] ( not used in the progressive tenses; often with canor 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） smellsth ◆ 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。 smellsth doing sth ◆ Can you smell something burning? 你有没有闻到什么东西烧焦了？ smell(that)… ◆ I could smell that something was burning. 我闻得到有什么东西烧焦了。 3 [intransitive ] ( not used in the progressive tenses; often with canor 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 ◆ I can't smell because I've got a bad cold. 我患了重感冒闻不到气味。 4 ★ [transitive ] smellsth ( not usually used in the passive 通常不用于被动语态 ) to put your nose near sth and breathe in so that you can discover or identify its smell 闻，嗅（气味） SYN sniff ◆ Smell this and tell me what you think it is. 你闻一下这个，然后告诉我是什么。 ◆ I bent down to smell the flowers. 我弯下腰闻花香。 5 ★ [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 ◆ The drains smell. 下水道散发着臭气。 ◆ It smellsin here. 这儿有一股难闻的气味。 ◆ He hadn't washed for days and was beginning to smell. 他好久没洗澡了，身上都有味儿了。 6 [transitive , no passive ] smellsth to feel that sth exists or is going to happen 觉察出；感觉到 ◆ He smelt danger. 他意识到了危险。 ◆ I can smell trouble. 我感觉会有麻烦。 IDIOMS come up/out of sth smelling of ˈroses ( informal) to still have a good reputation, even though you have been involved in sth 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 ˌsmell a ˈrat ( informal) to suspect that sth is wrong about a situation 怀疑事情不妙；感觉情况不对 ☞more at rose n. , wake v. PHRASAL VERB ˌsmell sb/sth↔ˈout 1 to be aware of fear, danger, trouble, etc. in a situation 觉察到，意识到（坏事、危险、麻烦等） ◆ He could always smell out fear. 别人有什么恐惧，他总能觉察到。 2 to find sth by smelling 嗅出；闻出 ◆ dogs trained to smell out drugs 受过训练的缉毒犬 noun ★ 1 ★ [countable , uncountable ] the quality of sth that people and animals sense through their noses 气味 ◆ a faint/strong smellof garlic 淡淡的╱浓重的蒜味 ◆ a sweet/fresh/musty smell 香甜的╱新鲜的╱发霉的气味 ◆ There was a smell of burning in the air. 空气中有一股烧东西的焦煳味。 ◆ The smells from the kitchen filled the room. 满屋子都是从厨房飘来的气味。 2 ★ [singular ] an unpleasant smell 难闻的气味；臭味 ◆ What's that smell? 这是一股什么臭味？ ◆ Yuk! What a smell! 哎哟！多难闻的气味！ 3 ★ [uncountable ] the ability to sense things with the nose 嗅觉 ◆ Dogs have a very good sense of smell. 狗的嗅觉非常灵敏。 ◆ Taste and smell are closely connected. 味觉和嗅觉有密切的联系。 4 [countable ] the act of smelling sth 嗅；闻 SYN sniff ◆ He took one smell of the liquid and his eyes began to water. 他闻了一下那种液体，就流起泪来了。 IDIOMsee sweet adj. VOCABULARY BUILDING 词汇扩充 Smells 气味 Describing smells 描述气味 These adjectives describe pleasant smells 下列形容词描述令人愉悦的气味： ■ scentedcandles 香烛 ■ aromaticoils 芳香油 ■ fragrantperfume 芬芳的香水 ■ sweet-smellingflowers 芳香扑鼻的花 To describe unpleasant smells you can use 描述令人不快的气味可以说： ■ smellycheese 有难闻气味的奶酪 ■ stinkingfish 发臭的鱼 ■ mustyold books 发霉的旧书 ■ acridsmoke 呛人的烟 Types of smell 各种气味 Pleasant smells 令人愉悦的气味： ■ the rich aromaof fresh coffee 新鲜咖啡醇厚的香味 ■ a herb with a delicate fragrance 散发淡雅香气的芳草 ■ a rose’s sweet perfume 玫瑰的芳香 ■ the scentof wild flowers 野花的芬芳 Unpleasant smells 难闻的气味： ■ nasty household odours 家里难闻的气味 ■ the stenchof rotting meat 腐肉的恶臭 ■ the stinkof stale sweat 汗臭味 ■ the reekof beer and tobacco 啤酒和烟草的强烈臭味 smell / smel ; NAmE smel / smelt / smelt ; NAmE smelt /
LDC	smell1 noun smell2 verb smellsmell1 /smel/ ●●● S2 W3 noun Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[countable] the quality that people and animals recognize by using their nosesmell of The air was filled with the smell of flowers. What’s that horrible smell?2[countable] an unpleasant smell: I think the smell’s getting worse.3[uncountable] the ability to notice or recognize smells: loss of taste and smell Dogs have a very good sense of smell.4[countable usually singular] an act of smelling something: Have a smell of this cheese; does it seem all right?COLLOCATIONSadjectivesstrong· There was a strong smell of burning in the air.faint (=not strong)· I noticed a faint smell of perfume.overpowering (=very strong)· The smell of disinfectant was overpowering.nice/pleasant/lovely· There was a lovely smell of fresh coffee.bad/unpleasant/horrible etc· The smell in the shed was awful.a strange/funny/odd smell· What’s that funny smell?a sweet smell· She liked the sweet smell of hay in the barn.a delicious smell (=a pleasant smell of food)· There were delicious smells emanating from the kitchen.a sickly smell (=sweet and unpleasant)· the sweet, sickly smell of decaying human flesha pungent smell formal (=strong and unpleasant)· A pungent smell of garlic filled the air.an acrid smell (=strong and bitter)· The acrid smell of smoke clung about the place.a musty/stale/sour smell (=old and not fresh)· The clothes in the wardrobe had a damp musty smell.verbshave a strong/sweet etc smell· The flowers had a lovely sweet smell.be filled with a smell· The house was filled with the smell of baking bread.give off a smell (=produce a smell)· Rubber gives off a strong smell when it is burned.notice/smell a smell (also detect a smell formal)· He detected a faint smell of blood.a smell comes from somewhere (also a smell emanates from somewhere formal)· A delicious smell of baking came from the kitchen.· He was getting complaints about the smell emanating from his shop.a smell wafts somewhere (=moves there through the air)· The smells wafting up the stairs from the kitchen were making her feel hungry.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘feel the smell of something’. Say smell something.THESAURUSsmell something that you can recognize by breathing in through your nose: · the smell from the kitchen· What’s that awful smell?· the sweet smell of roseswhiff something that you smell for a short time: · He caught a whiff of her perfume.· a whiff of apple blossomscent a smell – used especially about the pleasant smell from flowers, plants, or fruit. Also used about the smell left by an animal: · The rose had a beautiful scent.· Cats use their scent to mark their territory.· the sharp, dying scent of autumn· the heady scent (=strong scent)of magnoliasfragrance/perfume a pleasant smell, especially from flowers, plants, or fruit. Fragrance and perfume are more formal than scent: · the sweet perfume of the orange blossoms· Each mango has its own special fragrance.aroma formal a pleasant smell from food or coffee: · the aroma of fresh coffee· The kitchen was filled with the aroma of mince pies.odour British English, odor American English formal an unpleasant smell: · An unpleasant odour was coming from the dustbins.· the odor of stale tobacco smokepong British English informal an unpleasant smell: · What’s that horrible pong?stink/stench a very strong and unpleasant smell: · I couldn’t get rid of the stink of sweat.· The toilet gave off a terrible stench. smell1 noun smell2 verb smellsmell2 ●●● S2 W3 verb (past tense and past participle smelled especially American English or smelt /smelt/ British English) Entry menu Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1notice a smell [transitive] to notice or recognize a particular smellcan smell something I can smell burning. Can you smell something?2have a smell [linking verb] to have a particular smellsmell good/sweet/delicious/fresh etc The stew smelled delicious. Mm! Something smells good!smell bad/funny/awful etc The water smells funny.smell of/like something My clothes smelt of smoke. It smells like rotten eggs.sweet-smelling/foul-smelling etc sweet-smelling flowersGRAMMAR: Linking verbsSmell is a linking verb in this meaning. It links the subject of the sentence with an adjective: · The cream smells funny (=it has a strange smell)3have a bad smell [intransitive] to have an unpleasant smell: Your feet smell! The room smelled to high heaven (=had a very bad smell).4put your nose near something [transitive] to put your nose near something in order to discover what kind of smell it has SYN sniff: She bent down and smelt the flowers.5have ability [intransitive] to have the ability to notice and recognize smells: I’ve got a cold and I can’t smell.6smell trouble/danger etc to feel that something is going to happen, especially something bad: Miller had smelled trouble the moment she said who she was.7smell a rat informal to guess that something wrong or dishonest is happening8smell wrong/fishy/odd etc informal to seem dishonest or untrue: The whole thing is beginning to smell fishy to me. → come up/out smelling of roses at rose1(6) GRAMMAR: Using the progressive• The verb smell is not usually used in the progressive. You say: · I smell gas.· That smells nice. ✗Don’t say: I am smelling gas. \| That is smelling nice.• You often say someone can smell something when describing what they smell: · I can smell gas.· I could smell her perfume.• The present participle smelling is used to form adjectives such as sweet-smelling and foul-smelling.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivessmell good/nice etc· The food smelled good.smell delicious· That soup smells delicious.smell fresh· Rub your chopping board with lemon to keep it smelling fresh.smell sweet· A ripe melon will smell sweet.smell bad/awful etc· Cigarettes make your clothes smell awful.smell funny/strange· This place smells funny sometimes.adverbssmell strongly of something· The man smelled strongly of alcohol.smell faintly of something· His suit smelled faintly of tobacco.smell out phrasal verb1to find something by smelling SYN sniff out: They use dogs trained to smell out explosives.2informal to find or recognize something because you have a natural ability to do this SYN sniff out: They’ll be able to smell out any corruption.
WDF	smell [smel]smelled, smelt, smelling, smells CET4CET6TEM4考研 v2406 16530 1822 10854 2136 1239 479 n2844 13139 783 8554 2080 1095 627 VERB3532 315588 NOUN3584 309525 Spoken: 64492350 smelled[5814] smelling[3895] smells[21063] smelt[1129] 闻(49%)，气味(32%)，嗅(12%)，嗅觉(5%)，察觉(1%)，有臭味(1%) n.气味，嗅觉；臭味 vt.嗅，闻；察觉到；发出…的气味 vi.嗅，闻；有…气味

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