Word · Frequency #5433
scent
闻到；嗅出
To detect a smell by breathing it in; to smell something.
- 1.
To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.
嗅出......的气味；通过嗅觉辨别。
- 2.
To inhale in order to detect the scent of (something).
吸入以检测(某物)的气味。
- 3.
To have a suspicion of; to detect the possibility of (something).
怀疑；察觉到(某事)的可能性。
- 4.
To impart an odour to, to cause to have a particular smell.
赋予气味,使具有特定气味。
- 5.
To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
利用嗅觉狩猎动物。
使带有香味；加香味于；觉察到；怀疑；凭嗅觉追踪（猎物）；嗅出......的气味；通过嗅觉辨别。；吸入以检测(某物)的气味。
In use
The candles scented the entire house with a vanilla fragrance.
The detective scented trouble as soon as he entered the room.
She scented the air and smiled happily.
Verb forms
base scent · third person scents · -ing scenting · past scented · past participle scented
动词，意为闻出、察觉
Connections
Collocations
- scent danger
- 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。
- scent a rat
- 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。
- scent blood
- 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。
- scent the air
- 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。
- scent out
- 嗅出；查出
- The police dogs scented out the hidden drugs.警犬嗅出了藏匿的毒品。
- scent the trail
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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’。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 scent 的发音 /sɛnt/ 押韵：sent、cent、rent、went、meant、tent。注意 scent 中的 sc 读 /s/，c 不单独发音；拼写相近的 scene /siːn/ 读音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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