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whiff n.一吹,一吸,一阵香气,一点点,香烟的一口 vi.轻轻地吹,喷气,[棒]被三击出局,垂钓 vt.吹送,喷出,吸,[棒]使被三击出局 Whiff can be used as either a noun or verb, and it implies a brief or small puff or sniff. A person can have "a whiff of the exotic," which means they are living like the rest of us, but there is a little something about them that seems foreign or different. Sometimes, of course, odors are so overpowering that a small sniff is all you need: "Take a whiff of this," your friend might say to you, holding out a carton of sour milk. In that case, one whiff will be more than enough. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]一阵(气味) If there is a whiff of a particular smell, you smell it only slightly or only for a brief period of time, for example as you walk past someone or something.   [usu sing]He caught a whiff of her perfume.他闻到了她身上的一股香水味。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]轻微的征兆；迹象 A whiff of something bad or harmful is a slight sign of it.   [usu sing]Not a whiff of scandal has ever tainted his private life...他的私生活没有爆出过一丁点儿的丑闻。The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.这个电视节目有些伪善和夸耀的嫌疑。

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[wif; hwif] A whiff can mean the hint of something you smell. When you drive past the sewage treatment plant and suddenly roll up your car windows, it's usually because you've gotten a whiff of the plant's special odor. ★☆☆☆☆

英语单词	whiff
英美音标	[wif; hwif]
中文释义	n.一吹,一吸,一阵香气,一点点,香烟的一口 vi.轻轻地吹,喷气,[棒]被三击出局,垂钓 vt.吹送,喷出,吸,[棒]使被三击出局
vocabulary简明	A whiff can mean the hint of something you smell. When you drive past the sewage treatment plant and suddenly roll up your car windows, it's usually because you've gotten a whiff of the plant's special odor.
vocabulary扩展	Whiff can be used as either a noun or verb, and it implies a brief or small puff or sniff. A person can have "a whiff of the exotic," which means they are living like the rest of us, but there is a little something about them that seems foreign or different. Sometimes, of course, odors are so overpowering that a small sniff is all you need: "Take a whiff of this," your friend might say to you, holding out a carton of sour milk. In that case, one whiff will be more than enough.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]一阵(气味) If there is a whiff of a particular smell, you smell it only slightly or only for a brief period of time, for example as you walk past someone or something. [usu sing] He caught a whiff of her perfume. 他闻到了她身上的一股香水味。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]轻微的征兆；迹象 A whiff of something bad or harmful is a slight sign of it. [usu sing] Not a whiff of scandal has ever tainted his private life... 他的私生活没有爆出过一丁点儿的丑闻。 The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity. 这个电视节目有些伪善和夸耀的嫌疑。

Whiff Past Small N Count 可数名词 [Usu Sing Wif