smell/smel/

n. the quality of sth you notice using your nose

v.

➊ put your nose near sth to discover its smell

➋ notice a quality of sth using your nose

➌ if sth smells in a particular way, it has a quality which you notice using your nose

➭pt. & pp. smelled或smelt/smelt/

n. [C] 气味：[smell of sth] I love the smell of the flower. 我喜欢这种花的味道。

◇a strong smell of garlic 浓重的蒜味

v.

➊ [T] 闻，嗅：He bent down and smelt the flowers 他弯下腰，闻了闻花香。

➋ [T; I] 嗅，闻到：[can smell (sth)] I can smell burning. 我闻到了烧焦的味道。

◇I have a cold right now so I can't smell. 我现在感冒，所以闻不到东西了。

➌ [L] 有…的气味；闻起来…：[smell + a.] The course smells delicious. 这道菜闻起来味道很好。

◇[smell of sth] The room smelled of smoke. 这个房间有烟味。

◇[smell like sth] What does the food smell like? 这菜闻起来像什么？

音组-ell/-el/

bell; cell; fell; sell; smell; spell; swell; tell; well; yell

常犯错误

“这条狗的嗅觉不灵。”应译为：

✗ The dog smells bad.

✓ The dog smells badly.

[✌smell bad意为“身上臭”，此时smell为系动词。smell badly意为“嗅觉很糟”，此时smell为不及物动词]