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scent

English → Chinese

noun//sent//

(感官) 气味;特指好闻的味道或动物留下的踪迹

The sweet scent of freshly baked bread filled the entire house on Sunday morning.

(Chinese) 周日早晨,新鲜出炉面包的香甜气味弥漫了整个屋子。

The hunting dogs followed the scent of the fox through the dense forest.

(Chinese) 猎犬顺着狐狸的气味穿过了茂密的森林。

verb//sent//

(行为) 察觉;凭直觉感到某事(如危险或机会)的存在

When the CEO refused to answer the question, the reporters scented a potential scandal.

(Chinese) 当首席执行官拒绝回答那个问题时,记者们察觉到了潜在丑闻的气息。

The deer froze and ran as soon as they scented the hunter approaching from the north.

(Chinese) 鹿群一察觉到从北边靠近的猎人的气味,就僵住并跑开了。

Entry ID: en:zh:scent · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary