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whiff
[英] [hwɪf, wɪf] [美] [hwɪf, wɪf] 生词本

n.

vt.

vi.

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1. N-COUNT 一阵(气味) 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. 

  • He caught a whiff of her perfume.

    他闻到了她身上的一股香水味。

2. N-COUNT 轻微的征兆;迹象 A whiff of something bad or harmful is a slight sign of it. 

  • Not a whiff of scandal has ever tainted his private life...

    他的私生活没有爆出过一丁点儿的丑闻。

  • The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.

    这个电视节目有些伪善和夸耀的嫌疑。

Noun

1. a short light gust of air

2. a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil

3. a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike

Verb

1. perceive by inhaling through the nose;

  • "sniff the perfume"

2. drive or carry as if by a puff of air;

  • "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"

3. strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third

4. smoke and exhale strongly;

  • "puff a cigar"
  • "whiff a pipe"

5. utter with a puff of air;

  • "whiff out a prayer"
1. A whiff of fresh air cleared his head.
他吸了一点新鲜空气后头脑清醒了。

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2. He always retreated emotionally at the first whiff of conflict.
只要有一点冲突的迹象，他在感情上就退缩。

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3. He lost consciousness at the first whiff of ether.
他一嗅到乙醚便失去了知觉。

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4. Journalists caught a whiff of scandal and pursued the actress relentlessly.
记者抓到了丑闻的一点线索，于是对这个女演员穷追不舍。

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5. Now and again, he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell.
他不时闻到一股怪味。

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6. Without the piercing chilliness of the snowfall,where comes the fragrant whiff of the plum blossoms.
没有一朝寒彻骨，哪来梅花扑鼻香。

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