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单词 smelling salts
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Definition of smelling salts in English:

smelling salts

plural nounˈsmɛlɪŋ sɔːltsˈsmɛlɪŋ ˌsɔlts
historical
  • A pungent substance sniffed as a restorative in cases of faintness or headache, typically consisting of ammonium carbonate mixed with perfume.

    〈主史〉(用作助人苏醒的)嗅盐

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Several maids were trying to revive her with smelling salts.
    • She took a deep sniff of her smelling salts. ‘I've been worried sick!’
    • Alex was waving some smelling salts in front of her face.
    • Kodi's eyes snapped open as he fell into a coughing fit caused by the ammonia in the smelling salts.
    • With a sputtering cough, Cyrus was jerked back into consciousness, the acrid ammonia fumes of the smelling salts under his nose doing their job.

Definition of smelling salts in US English:

smelling salts

plural nounˈsmeliNG ˌsôltsˈsmɛlɪŋ ˌsɔlts
historical
  • A pungent substance sniffed as a restorative in cases of faintness or headache, typically consisting of ammonium carbonate mixed with perfume.

    〈主史〉(用作助人苏醒的)嗅盐

    Example sentencesExamples
    • With a sputtering cough, Cyrus was jerked back into consciousness, the acrid ammonia fumes of the smelling salts under his nose doing their job.
    • Several maids were trying to revive her with smelling salts.
    • She took a deep sniff of her smelling salts. ‘I've been worried sick!’
    • Alex was waving some smelling salts in front of her face.
    • Kodi's eyes snapped open as he fell into a coughing fit caused by the ammonia in the smelling salts.
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