Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2651
smell
闻；嗅到
核心释义
to notice or detect an odor with the nose
- 1.
感知气味。
To sense a smell or smells.
- 2.
后接 like 或 of 表描述:有某种特定的气味,不论好坏。
Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.
闻起来；散发出…气味；感知气味。；后接 like 或 of 表描述:有某种特定的气味,不论好坏。；闻；探出
用法In use
I can smell the fresh bread from the bakery.
用法提示：此处 smell 为及物动词，表示“闻到、嗅到”物体的气味。
The milk smells sour, so don't drink it.
用法提示：此处 smell 为系动词，后接形容词，表示“闻起来有…的气味”。
This perfume smells like roses.
用法提示：此处 smell 为系动词，后接 like 短语，表示“闻起来像…”。
smell + noun phrase
及物动词，表示闻到某物的气味。
I smell fresh bread.
我闻到了新鲜面包的味道。
smell + adjective
系动词用法，后接形容词描述气味特征。
The milk smells sour.
牛奶闻起来酸了。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- smell like
- 闻起来像
- This soup smells like chicken.这汤闻起来像鸡。
- smell of
- 有…的气味
- The room smelled of smoke.房间有烟味。
- smell good
- 闻起来好
- You smell good today.你今天闻起来很香。
- smell bad
- 闻起来臭
- The milk smells bad.牛奶闻起来臭。
- smell flowers
- 闻花
- She stopped to smell the flowers.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将smell拆成s和mell，mell像melon（甜瓜），闻甜瓜的香味。
语境与语域Context & Register
中性；多用于日常感官描述，如闻气味。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为系动词时后接形容词，不接副词，如它闻起来很香 It smells good（不说 It smells well）
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the -ell ending and rhyme with 'smell' in standard English. Note that 'smell' begins with 'sm' which is unique among them.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
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