scent danger
collocation觉察到危险；嗅到危险的气息
The dog scented danger and began to bark.
那条狗觉察到了危险，开始叫起来。
闻到；嗅出
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闻到；嗅出
To detect a smell by breathing it in; to smell something.
The candles scented the entire house with a vanilla fragrance.
蜡烛用香草香味使整个房子充满气味。
嗅出......的气味；通过嗅觉辨别。
To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.
吸入以检测(某物)的气味。
To inhale in order to detect the scent of (something).
怀疑；察觉到(某事)的可能性。
To have a suspicion of; to detect the possibility of (something).
赋予气味,使具有特定气味。
To impart an odour to, to cause to have a particular smell.
scent
Base
原形
scents
3rd person
第三人称单数
scenting
-ing
现在分词
scented
Past
过去式
scented
Past participle
过去分词
The dog scents the intruder immediately.
这只狗立即闻出了入侵者。
She scented danger and ran away.
她察觉到危险，跑开了。
He has scented a change in the market.
他嗅到了市场的变化。
动词，意为闻出、察觉
The detective scented trouble as soon as he entered the room.
侦探一进入房间就嗅到了麻烦的气息。
She scented the air and smiled happily.
她闻了闻空气，开心地笑了。
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觉察到危险；嗅到危险的气息
The dog scented danger and began to bark.
那条狗觉察到了危险，开始叫起来。
觉得可疑；怀疑其中有诈
He scented a rat when the company offered him a huge bonus for no apparent reason.
当公司毫无理由地给他一大笔奖金时，他起了疑心。
嗅到血腥味；(比喻)察觉可乘之机
The sharks scented blood in the water and moved closer.
鲨鱼嗅到了水中的血腥味，慢慢靠近。
使空气中弥漫着香气
The roses scented the air in the garden.
玫瑰使花园的空气中弥漫着芳香。
嗅出；查出
The police dogs scented out the hidden drugs.
警犬嗅出了藏匿的毒品。
循着气味追踪
The hounds scented the trail and set off across the field.
猎犬嗅到踪迹后出发穿过田野。
嗅到血腥味；觉察到对手的弱点或失败的机会
After the first goal, the team scented blood and attacked relentlessly.
打进第一球后，这支队伍嗅到了获胜的机会，发起了猛烈的进攻。
（通过线索或直觉）查明；发觉
Journalists scented out the scandal within days.
记者们在几天内就查明了这起丑闻。
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把 scent 想成 sent（send 的过去式）：气味是‘送’到鼻子里，动词即‘嗅出、察觉’。
语域：mixed 常见场景：hunting、literary writing、perfume/candle descriptions、figurative news reports 该动词通常用于书面或文学语境：字面义表示“嗅出、闻到”，常见于狩猎或动物描写；“使带有气味”多用于产品描述；比喻义“觉察到、怀疑”常见于 scent danger/trouble 等搭配。日常口语中更常说 smell 或 smell out。
作为动词，可及物或不及物。及物：闻出、发觉；不及物：发出气味、嗅猎。
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