smell

英 [smel] 美[sm?l]
  • vi. 嗅，聞；有…氣味
  • vt. 嗅，聞；察覺(jué)到；發(fā)出…的氣味
  • n. 氣味，嗅覺(jué)；臭味

英英釋意

1. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form;
"she loved the smell of roses"
2. any property detected by the olfactory system
3. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people;
"the feel of the city excited him"
"a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"
"it had the smell of treason"
4. the faculty of smell
5. the act of perceiving the odor of something