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a whiff of + concrete smell noun
常用于描述具体的气味，例如食物、香水等。
I caught a whiff of fresh coffee as I walked into the kitchen.
我走进厨房时闻到一股子新鲜咖啡的味道。
一股子
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一股子
a slight smell or trace of something
I caught a whiff of fresh coffee as I walked into the kitchen.
我走进厨房时闻到一股子新鲜咖啡的味道。
I caught a whiff of freshly baked bread as I walked past the bakery.
我走过面包店时，闻到一股新鲜出炉的面包味。
There was a whiff of suspicion in his voice when he asked the question.
他问问题时，语气里带着一丝怀疑。
She opened the window to let out a whiff of smoke from the burning pan.
她打开窗户，让烧焦的平底锅冒出的一股烟散出去。
常用于描述具体的气味，例如食物、香水等。
I caught a whiff of fresh coffee as I walked into the kitchen.
我走进厨房时闻到一股子新鲜咖啡的味道。
也可用于抽象名词，表示少量或微弱的迹象。
His speech contained a whiff of arrogance that offended many listeners.
他的讲话中带着一股子傲慢，冒犯了许多听众。
用于否定结构，强调完全没有。
There was not a whiff of evidence to support his claim.
没有一丝一毫的证据支持他的说法。
Not this
I had a whiff of the soup to check if it's salty.
Use this
I had a taste of the soup to check if it's salty.
whiff 专指气味，不用于味道；表示尝味道应用 taste。
Not this
I caught whiff of something burning.
Use this
I caught a whiff of something burning.
a whiff of 是固定短语，whiff 为可数名词，需加冠词 a。
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