n (1)气(香)味(smell，usu a pleasant one)[C，U]：the～s of the grass and wild flowers 草和野花的气味;a delightful/sweet～of flowering azaleas 开放的杜鹃花的香味/芳香;the～of lemons/leaves/flowers 柠檬/树叶/花的香味;A blind man knows fruits by their～. 盲人是根据气味知道水果的。〖同〗perfume;

(2)香水(liquid or cream with a pleasant smell，for use on the body;perfume)[U](esp BrE)：a bottle of～一瓶香水;smell of strong/French～闻起来有浓烈的/法国香水味;wear/use too much (a little)～带有/用了太多(一点)香水;put some～on(a handkerchief)(在手绢上)洒些香水;a～bottle 香水瓶;〖同〗perfume;

(3)(走过留下的)气味，踪迹，线索(smell left in passing;clue，trail or guide)[C，通常sing]：pick up/follow/recover the～of the thief (fox) 找到/追踪/发现小偷(狐狸)的踪迹;a cold/poor/hot/strong/false～(猎物的)微弱/微弱/强烈/强烈/错误的臭迹;The dogs lost the deer's/man's～. 这些狗无法嗅出那只鹿/那个人的踪迹。〖同〗trail，track;

(4)嗅(察)觉能力(ability of people or animals to smell scent)[U，a～][N (of)]：have a very keen/acute～(for sth)(对某事)有敏锐/敏锐的嗅觉;a dog with a good/nice～嗅觉敏锐/敏锐的狗;hunt by～凭嗅觉追猎;Dogs and cats have a much better～than people have. 狗和猫的嗅觉比人灵敏。a～of danger/fear/trouble感到危险/害怕/麻烦;a～of corruption/scandal 腐败/要出丑闻的迹象;

on the scent (of sth/sb)找到线索，追踪：The police are on the～of the escaped convict. 警察已找到了在逃犯的线索。

put/throw sb off the scent 迷惑，摆脱跟踪：She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the～. 她对警察撒了谎，以此来迷惑他们。He tried to throw the detectives off the～. 他企图摆脱侦探的跟踪。

vt(1)嗅(闻)出自(smell (sth);discover (sth) by the sense of smell) [T+n]： ～a mouse/a rat/a fox 闻到耗子/老鼠/狐狸的气味;～roses in the garden 闻到花园里玫瑰的芳香;〖同〗 smell，trace，track;

(2)察觉出，怀疑有(suspect or have a feeling，that sth，usu bad， has happened or will happen)[T+n]：～trouble/danger/a trick/a crime 觉察到有麻烦/有危险/是诡计/有人犯罪;〖同〗detect，suspect，sense;

(3)使有香味(cause to smell pleasantly)[尤pass：T+n，T+n+prep (with)]：～ed writing-paper/soap 有香味的稿纸/香皂;use sth to～one's hair/one's clothes 用某物使自己的头发/衣服有香味;The roses/newly-cut flowers～ed the air (the room). 玫瑰花/新剪下的花使空气(房中)充满了芳香。～the clothes with musk/sachet 用麝香/香袋熏衣服;The air was～ed with perfume. 空气中充满了香味。〖同〗perfume