| [/sent; sɛnt/] n 用法:
1 (a) [U] characteristic smell of sth, esp a pleasant one （某物特有的）气味; （尤指）香味:
the scent of new-mown hay 新刈青草的气味 *
Modern roses have no scent. 现在的玫瑰不香.
(b) [C] particular type of smell 某种气味:
scents of lavender and rosemary 薰衣草和迷迭香的气味. 用法:
2 [U] (esp Brit) sweet-smelling (usu liquid) substance obtained from flowers, plants, etc; perfume 香精（通常为液体）; 香水:
a bottle of scent 一瓶香精 *
put some scent on before going out 先搽点香水再出门 *
[attrib 作定语] a `scent bottle 香水瓶. 用法:
3 (a) [C usu sing 通常作单数] smell left behind by an animal, that allows dogs, etc to track it （动物的）臭迹, 遗臭:
follow, lose, recover the scent 追踪、 失去、 重新发现臭迹 *
a strong/hot scent, ie one that is easy for dogs to follow 强烈的[新留下的]臭迹 *
a poor/cold scent, ie one that is difficult for dogs to follow 微弱的[时间久的]臭迹 *
a false (ie misleading) scent 并非所追踪的臭迹.
(b) [U] sense of smell, esp in dogs 嗅觉（尤指狗的）:
hunt by scent 藉嗅觉追猎. 用法:
4 [sing] ~ of sth feeling of the presence of sth 察觉出某事物:
a scent of danger, fear, trouble 察觉出有危险、 恐惧感、 麻烦事. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) on the scent (of sb/sth) likely to find sb/sth soon循某人[某事物]的线索:
The police are now on the scent of the culprit. 警方已获得罪犯的线索. put/throw sb off the `scent mislead sb, esp by giving him false information 使某人失去线索（尤指为其提供错误信息）:
The false alibi threw the police off the scent. 那个不在犯罪现场的伪证使警方失去了线索. scent 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn] (a) discover (sth) by the sense of smell 嗅出（某物）的存在; 闻到（某物）:
The dog scented a rat. 那狗嗅出有老鼠的气味.
(b) (fig 比喻) begin to suspect the presence or existence of (sth) 怀疑有（某事物）; 觉察出:
scent a crime 察觉出有犯罪的事 *
scent treachery, trouble, etc 怀疑有背叛行为、 麻烦事等. 用法:
2 [esp passive 尤用於被动语态:
Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (with sth) give sth a certain scent 使某物有香味:
scented notepaper, soap 有香味的信纸、 肥皂 *
a handkerchief scented with lavender 用薰衣草薰香的手帕 *
roses that scent the air 香味四溢的玫瑰. |