Word · Frequency #2651
smelt
闻；嗅到
smelt is the past of smell (irregular).
to notice or detect an odor with the nose
- 1.
To sense a smell or smells.
感知气味。
- 2.
Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.
后接 like 或 of 表描述:有某种特定的气味,不论好坏。
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
In use
I can smell the fresh bread from the bakery.
The milk smells sour, so don't drink it.
This perfume smells like roses.
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。
smell of/like + noun phrase
表示散发某种气味，of和like常可互换。
The room smells of old books.
房间里有旧书的气味。
Verb forms
Connections
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.她停下来闻花。
- smell a rat
- 感到可疑
- When he offered me a deal, I smelled a rat.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将smell拆成s和mell，mell像melon（甜瓜），闻甜瓜的香味。
Context & Register
中性；多用于日常感官描述，如闻气味。
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）
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.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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