whiff

whiff

英[wɪf]美[hwɪf, wɪf]

n.吸气或吹气，一种比目鱼，<口>难闻的气味，小雪茄烟；

vt.吸，喷出，击球失败；

vi.喷气，垂钓，轻吹；

复数：whiffs;

第三人称单数：whiffs;

过去式：whiffed;

过去分词：whiffed;

现在分词：whiffing;

例句

detecting the unmistakable whiff of electoral blackmail发现选举讹诈的蛛丝马迹

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。

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

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

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。

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

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。

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

a whiff of cigar smoke一股雪茄烟味

The Hispaniola rolled steadily, dipping her bowsprit nod and then with a whiff of spray.西斯潘尼奥拉号稳稳地向前驶去, 船首的斜桅杆不时被一阵飞溅的浪花打湿.

同义词

vt.

whiff的同义词之：发出;闻;嗅;冒出

whiff的同义词之：其他释义

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

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.

例句

N-COUNT

轻微的征兆;迹象

A whiff of something bad or harmful is a slight sign of it.

例句

英汉词典释义

n.

些微的气味、空气或烟

(呼吸时)吸入的少量的某物

<口>难闻的气味

英英词典释义

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;

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

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

4. smoke and exhale strongly;

5. utter with a puff of air;