smell(smelt, smelt, smelled, smelled)主英,主美

vt

1. 闻到，嗅到

• I smelt that he had been smoking. 我闻得出他刚抽过烟。

• Can you smell something unusual? 你闻到什么异味吗？

2. 感觉到，探出

• The reporter smelled that it was a valuable piece of news. 记者感觉到这是一则有价值的新闻。

3. 把…闻闻看；把…嗅嗅看

• Smell the egg; has it gone bad? 闻闻这个鸡蛋，它坏了没有？

vi

1. 嗅，闻

• The little girl smelt at the perfume. 小姑娘闻了闻香水。

2. 有嗅觉

• Can the old dog still smell? 这只老狗还有嗅觉吗？

3. 发出臭味

• Your breath smells. 你有口臭。

• The dead fish smells. 死鱼散发臭气。

词组smell a rat 非正式 怀疑某事不对头

• I smelt a rat when he became so warm to me. 当他对我变得很热情时，我怀疑其中一定有文章。

smell about (或around) 到处寻找；到处打听 smell out

1. 嗅出

• The dog smelt the rabbit out. 狗嗅到了兔子。

2. 非正式 查出，找到

• The police smelt out the criminal's hiding-place in the woods. 警察找到了罪犯在树林中的藏身之处。

smell up 口 使充满气味

• The cooking smelt up the whole kitchen. 烹饪的味道充满了整个厨房。