| 单词 | whiff |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [(h)wif] |
| 解释 | v./n.轻吹，轻风 |
| 红宝书 | 【考】 blast : whiff / gush : trickle(冲击波对轻吹/涌出 对细流) |
| 字源 | whiff (n.) 13c., weffe "foul scent or odor," of imitative origin. Modern form became popular late 16c. with tobacco smoking, probably influenced by whiffle "blow in gusts or puffs" (1560s). The verb in the baseball slang sense "to swing at a ball and miss" first recorded 1913. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. /v. 轻吹; 清风 【记】读: 微抚, 轻微的抚摸－轻吹 【类】blast: whiff = gush: trickle冲击波对轻吹 = 涌出对细流 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】象声词，吹的声音；音：微拂，微风，晚风微拂澎湖湾，海浪逐沙滩 |
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