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whiff sth away
此义表示借气流把某物吹走；away 是副词，宾语为代词时通常说 whiff it away。
A breeze whiffed the papers away.
一阵微风把文件吹散了。
闻；嗅
whiffing — present participle of whiff
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
闻；嗅
to smell or sniff (an odour)
A breeze whiffed the papers away.
一阵微风把文件吹散了。
吹送；吹散；被气流吹动。
To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.
呼气时说；低声说出。
To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.
吸或吐(烟)；抽(烟)。
To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.
吸入或嗅(气味)；闻。
To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.
whiff
Base
原形
whiffs
3rd person
第三人称单数
whiffing
-ing
现在分词
whiffed
Past
过去式
whiffed
Past participle
过去分词
He often whiffs his coffee before drinking it.
他喝咖啡前常常先闻一闻。
She whiffed the fresh morning air and smiled.
她吸了一口清晨的新鲜空气，笑了。
The breeze is whiffing the scent of flowers into the room.
微风把花香吹进房间里。
whiff 作动词时，可根据语境表示“吹送/飘送”或“吸入/嗅到”。
She whiffed the fresh bread as she walked past the bakery.
她路过面包店时闻到了新鲜面包的香味。
He whiffed the milk to check if it had gone sour.
他闻了闻牛奶，看它是否变酸了。
The dog whiffed the air and then ran toward the park.
狗嗅了嗅空气，然后跑向公园。
此义表示借气流把某物吹走；away 是副词，宾语为代词时通常说 whiff it away。
A breeze whiffed the papers away.
一阵微风把文件吹散了。
作“抽（烟）”解时，whiff 直接跟香烟、烟斗等名词作宾语。
He whiffed his cigar and said nothing.
他抽着雪茄，什么也没说。
此义为不及物用法，常以烟、气味等作主语，表示随风飘动。
Smoke whiffed up the chimney.
烟从烟囱里袅袅飘出。
Not this
She whiffed at the coffee to enjoy the aroma.
Use this
She whiffed the coffee to enjoy the aroma.
whiff 表示“闻、嗅”时是及物动词，后面直接跟被闻的对象（the coffee），不需要介词 at。中文“对着咖啡闻了闻”的“对着”容易让人误加 at，但这里 at 是多余的。
Not this
The wind whiffed the papers of the table.
Use this
The wind whiffed the papers off the table.
whiff 作“吹动、吹散”讲时，要表达“从桌面吹落”需要用 off 表示脱离表面，而不是 of。中文“从桌子上”的“从”容易和 of 混淆，但 of 表示所属，off 表示离开。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
嗅嗅空气
She lifted her head and whiffed the air for any sign of smoke.
她抬起头，嗅了嗅空气，看有没有烟味。
抽一口雪茄
He leaned back and whiffed on his cigar.
他靠了回去，抽了一口雪茄。
闻香气
The baker whiffed the aroma of fresh bread.
面包师闻到了新鲜面包的香气。
吹散
The breeze whiffed away the stale cigarette smoke.
微风吹散了陈旧烟味。
闻到一丝…的气味；略微察觉到…
I got a whiff of her perfume as she walked past.
她走过时，我闻到了一丝她身上的香水味。
一丝；一点点（气味或迹象）
There was a whiff of danger in the air.
空气中有一丝危险的气息。
闻一闻；嗅一嗅
Take a whiff of this cheese – it's amazing.
闻一闻这块奶酪——它太棒了。
Use whiffing naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“呼”的一声轻风：whiff 指风把气味轻轻吹来，也指凑近闻一下、抽一口烟。
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary or written descriptions of air movement、informal spoken remarks about smelling something、everyday talk about smoking whiff 作动词时，如果表示“吹送、飘荡”，多用于文学或书面描写；如果表示“闻到、抽烟”，则比较常见于口语或日常对话。实际使用时应根据搭配和语境判断语气。请勿将本词视为单一固定语域的词。
These words all rhyme with the target 'whiff' (/hwɪf/ or /wɪf/) because they share the final sound /ɪf/. Beware of lookalikes with different sounds: 'whip' /wɪp/, 'which' /wɪtʃ/, and 'white' /waɪt/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.