scenting

1. [C] [U] 气味,香味 characteristic smell of sth, especially pleasant one; particular type of smell
2. [U] 香水 a liquid with a nice smell, that you put on your body
3. [S] (动物的)臭迹 smell left by an animal, that allows dogs, etc. to track it
4. [S] 线索track
5. [U] (尤指狗的)嗅觉 sense of smell, especially in dogs

1. vt. 疑有; 发觉 begin to suspect the presence or existence of
2. vt. 洒香水; 使香 put scent on; make fragrant

• follow up the scent闻着臭迹追赶
• get〔take〕 the scent闻出臭迹,找到线索
• give a false scent给假线索
• give forth a scent散发出气味

• false〔wrong〕 scent假线索
• acute〔keen〕 scent敏锐的嗅觉

• by scent凭嗅觉
• off the scent失去猎物的臭迹,失去线索

• scent danger感到了危险
• scent fish闻出鱼的味道
• scent hiding place找出了藏身之所
• scent a rat闻出有一只老鼠
• scent air使空气中充满香气
• scent hair喷洒头发使之散发出香味

• scent boldly明显地发觉
• scent delicately灵敏地发觉
• scent disgustingly发出讨厌的味道
• scent fragrantly散发出香味
• scent instinctively本能地察觉到
• scent pungently发出刺鼻的味道
• scent out嗅出

• scent for寻找…
• scent of嗅出有…的气味
• scent with充满了…味

scent of有…的迹象；发出…的气味

faint scent清香

1. The dog easily picked up the scent of the murderer.
   狗毫不费力地嗅出了谋杀者的气味。
2. The scent was of leaves and turned earth.
   这是树叶和新翻泥土的气味。
3. Through the window I caught the scent of syringa.
   从窗口我闻到紫丁香的香味。
4. His nostrils dilated with the scent of the air.
   他的鼻孔因为空气中的香味而张大了。
5. The police are on the scent of the thieves.
   警察发现了小偷的线索。
6. The false alibi threw the police off the scent .
   那个不在犯罪现场的伪证使警方失去了线索.

1. The dog scented a rat.
   那狗嗅出有老鼠的气味。
2. The dog scent a rabbit and run off after it.
   狗嗅到了一只兔子便追了上去。
3. The press could scent a scandal.
   记者们觉得可能有丑闻。
4. Scent the room with your favourite aromas.
   让屋子里充满你最喜欢的香气吧。