| Front | scent |
|---|---|
| Back | 牛津8 noun, verbBrE /sent/NAmE /sent/noun  word origin  example bank 1 [uncountable, countable] the pleasant smell that sth hasThe air was filled with the scent of wild flowers. These flowers have no scent.2 [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the smell that a person or an animal leaves behind and that other animals such as dogs can follow trailThe dogs must have lost her scent. The hounds were now on the scent of (= following the smell of) the fox.3 [uncountable] (especially BrE) a liquid with a pleasant smell that you wear on your skin to make it smell nicea bottle of scent She dabbed some scent on her neck.4 ~ of sth [singular] the feeling that sth is present or is going to happen very soonThe scent of victory was in the air. There is an unmistakeable scent of recovery in the air.put/throw sb off the ˈscentto do sth to stop sb from finding you or discovering sthShe changed taxis to throw her pursuers off the scent.on the ˈscent (of sth)close to discovering sthScientists are on the scent of a cure.verb  verb forms  word origin 1 ~ sth to find sth by using the sense of smellThe dog scented a rabbit.2 ~ sth to begin to feel that sth exists or is about to happen senseThe press could scent a scandal. By then, the team was scenting victory.3 [often passive] ~ sth (with sth) to give sth a particular, pleasant smellRoses scented the night air. Scent the room with your favourite aromas. 牛津7双解 柯林斯2008 |
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