whiff
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT If there is a whiff of a particular smell, you smell it only slightly or only for a brief period of time, for example, as you walk past someone or something. (氣味等) 微弱的一陣
He caught a whiff of her perfume. 他聞到了她身上的一絲香水味。
2. V to have an unpleasant smell; stink 發臭[英國英語] [slang]
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whiff /wɪf/ (whiffs)
剑桥词典
- a slight smell , carried on a current of air
一陣氣味,一股味道
He leaned towards me and I caught /got a whiff of garlic . 他曏我靠過來,我聞到一股大蒜的味道。
During the first few months of pregnancy the slightest whiff of food cooking made my stomach turn . 懷孕的最初幾個月,聞到一點點做飯的味道就會讓我反胃。
a whiff of sth
a slight sign of something
一點點,些許
They regularly hold elections without a whiff of corruption or violence . 他們定期擧行選擧,其中毫無腐敗或暴力的成分。 返回 whiff