whiff
柯林斯詞典
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(fā)臭[英國(guó)英語] [slang]
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whiff /w?f/ (whiffs)
劍橋詞典
- 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 . 他向我靠過來，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(gè)月，聞到一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)做飯的味道就會(huì)讓我反胃。
?a whiff of sth
a slight sign of something
一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)，些許
They regularly hold elections without a whiff of corruption or violence . 他們定期舉行選舉，其中毫無腐敗或暴力的成分。 返回 whiff