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scentBrE /sent/NAmE /sent/ noun [U, C] the pleasant smell that sth has 香味◆The air was filled with the scent of wild flowers. 空气中弥漫着野花的芬芳。◆These flowers have no scent. 这些花不香。 [U, C, usually sing.] the smell that a person or an animal leaves behind and that other animals such as dogs can follow （人的）气味，气息；（动物留下的）臭迹，遗臭 SYN trail ◆The dogs must have lost her scent. 狗准是闻不到她的气味了。 [U] (especially BrE) a liquid with a pleasant smell that you wear on your skin to make it smell nice 香水◆a bottle of scent 一瓶香水~ of sth [sing.] the feeling that sth is present or is going to happen very soon 察觉；预感◆The scent of victory was in the air. 胜利在望。 ●put/throw sb off the ˈscentto do sth to stop sb from finding you or discovering sth 使失去线索；摆脱追踪者；使迷失寻找方向●on the ˈscent (of sth)close to discovering sth 已获得线索；已掌握蛛丝马迹 scentBrE /sent/NAmE /sent/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they scent BrE /sent/ NAmE /sent/present simple - he / she / it scents BrE /sents/ NAmE /sents/past simple scented BrE /ˈsentɪd/ NAmE /ˈsentɪd/past participle scented BrE /ˈsentɪd/ NAmE /ˈsentɪd/ -ing form scenting BrE /ˈsentɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈsentɪŋ/~ sthto find sth by using the sense of smell 嗅出；闻到◆The dog scented a rabbit. 狗嗅到了兔子的气息。~ sthto begin to feel that sth exists or is about to happen 觉察出；预感到 SYN sense ◆The press could scent a scandal. 记者觉察出有桩丑闻。◆By then, the team was scenting victory. 到那时，队员已经预感到即将获胜了。 [often passive] ~ sth (with sth) to give sth a particular, pleasant smell 使具有香味◆Roses scented the night air. 夜空中弥漫着玫瑰花香。 |