1
a smell of sth
sth 指代产生气味的具体事物。
There was a smell of burning.
有一股烧焦的味道。
气味；味道
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
气味；味道
smell, odor
There was a smell of burning.
有一股烧焦的味道。
通过吸入携带物质分子空气(或水生动物的水)检测到的愉快或不愉快的感觉。
A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
当鼻子的嗅觉受体被特定气体化学物质刺激时产生的感觉
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
检测气味的感觉。
The sense that detects odours.
嗅觉系统检测到的任何特性
any property detected by the olfactory system
The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.
新鲜面包的气味充满了厨房。
AI contextual example
Dogs have a much stronger sense of smell than humans.
狗的嗅觉比人类灵敏得多。
AI contextual example
There was a strange smell coming from the basement.
地下室传来一股奇怪的气味。
AI contextual example
she loved the smell of roses
她喜欢玫瑰花的香味
WordNet
sth 指代产生气味的具体事物。
There was a smell of burning.
有一股烧焦的味道。
adj 为描述气味的形容词。
The room had a musty smell.
房间有股霉味。
sth 为气味来源，常用作主语或宾语。
The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.
新鲜面包的气味弥漫在厨房里。
adj 直接修饰 smell，表示气味特征。
A sweet smell of flowers came through the window.
窗外飘来花朵的甜香。
Not this
There is bad smell in the room.
Use this
There is a bad smell in the room.
英语中，可数名词“smell”在表示具体气味时前面需要冠词“a”，汉语没有冠词，学生容易遗漏。
Not this
I like the food smell.
Use this
I like the smell of the food.
英语中，名词“smell”通常与介词“of”搭配表示“...的气味”，而汉语常把修饰词前置，学生容易直译为“food smell”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
嗅觉
Dogs have a much better sense of smell than humans.
狗的嗅觉比人类灵敏得多。
浓烈的气味
There was a strong smell of smoke in the hallway.
走廊里有一股浓烈的烟味。
香甜的气味
The sweet smell of flowers filled the garden.
花园里弥漫着花朵的香甜气味。
……的气味
The smell of fresh coffee woke me up.
新鲜咖啡的气味把我唤醒。
淡淡的气味
I noticed a faint smell of gas in the kitchen.
我注意到厨房里有一股淡淡的煤气味。
难闻的气味
What's that awful smell coming from the fridge?
冰箱里传来的是什么难闻的气味？
成功的气息；预示成功的迹象
Even before the product was finished, the smell of success was in the air.
甚至在产品完成之前，成功的气息就已弥漫在空气中。
生活拮据；靠极少的钱勉强度日
They lived on the smell of an oily rag while saving up for their first house.
他们靠着极少的钱勉强度日，同时为第一套房子攒钱。
嗅觉是一位强大的巫师，能将我们带到千里之外，带回我们经历过的所有岁月。
The smell of fresh bread always reminds me of my grandmother's kitchen.
新鲜面包的气味总是让我想起祖母的厨房。
我喜欢早晨凝固汽油弹的气味。
The smell of rain after a hot day is one of my favorite things.
炎热一天后雨水的气味是我最喜欢的东西之一。
Use smell naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Smell 中有 ell，联想地狱（hell）的臭味，帮助记忆‘气味’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：气味、嗅觉 作为名词，smell 通常中性，可指具体的气味或嗅觉能力，常见于日常描述和感官类语境。
All listed words rhyme with 'smell', sharing the /-ɛl/ ending. No spelling lookalikes with different sounds are included.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.