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| 1 | C a particular smell , especially a pleasant one 气味；（尤指）香味 |
| an apple with a rich flavour and scent 香气馥郁、味道甜美的苹果 |
| The sweet fresh scent of newly baked bread filled the house. 新出炉的面包的鲜甜香味弥漫着整个房子。 |
| | 1a | C/U the smell that an animal or person has , which some animals can follow （动物或人的）气味，臭迹 | | pick up a scent (=start to follow a scent) Police tracker dogs picked up the man’ s scent in the forest. 嗅出气味 | | be on the scent (=be following a smell) The dogs were soon on the fox’ s scent. 循着臭迹 | |
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| 2 | C/U a liquid that people , especially women , put on their skin to make themselves smell nice 香水 |
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| 3 | C usually singular a series of facts and signs that help someone to discover something 线索；踪迹；迹象 |
| The police were following a false scent. 警察在循着错误的线索追踪。 |
| the first scent of suspicion 引起怀疑的第一个迹象 |
| | 3a | to do something to try to prevent someone from discovering the truth 使某人失去线索；使某人迷失方向 | | Detectives were thrown off the scent after evidence was destroyed. 证据被毁后侦探们失去了线索。 | |
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| - | the scent of sth
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| a feeling that a new situation is going to happen |
| 某事（行将发生）的预示 |
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| the scent of victory (=the feeling that you are going to be successful) The scent of victory was in the air. 行将胜利的预示 |
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