Word · Frequency #14450
whiffing
闻；嗅
whiffing is the present participle of whiff.
to smell or sniff (an odour)
- 1.
To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.
吹送；吹散；被气流吹动。
- 2.
To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.
呼气时说；低声说出。
- 3.
To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.
吸或吐(烟)；抽(烟)。
- 4.
To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.
吸入或嗅(气味)；闻。
- 5.
To move in a way that causes a light gust of air, or a whistling sound.
挥动并带起轻风或发出哨声。
- 6.
To be carried, or move as if carried, by a puff of air; to waft.
被气流吹动；飘荡。
- 7.
To smoke a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
抽烟；吸烟。
- 8.
To smell; to sniff.
闻；嗅。
- 9.
To catch fish by dragging a handline near the surface of the water from a moving boat.
在移动的船上拖手线在水面附近捕鱼。
抽（烟）；吸（烟）；吐烟；吹送；飘荡；呼气时说（话）；（快速移动）带起一阵风；发出哨声；拖线钓鱼；船行拖钓
In use
She whiffed the fresh bread as she walked past the bakery.
He whiffed the milk to check if it had gone sour.
The dog whiffed the air and then ran toward the park.
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。
whiff sth
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。
whiff + adv/prep
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.
Connections
Collocations
- whiff the air
- 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。
- whiff on a cigar
- 抽一口雪茄
- He leaned back and whiffed on his cigar.他靠了回去，抽了一口雪茄。
- whiff the aroma
- 闻香气
- The baker whiffed the aroma of fresh bread.面包师闻到了新鲜面包的香气。
- whiff away
- 吹散
- The breeze whiffed away the stale cigarette smoke.微风吹散了陈旧烟味。
Idioms & figurative uses
- get a whiff of something
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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