Word · Frequency #14450
whiffs
一股(难闻的)气味;短暂的臭味
whiffs is the plural of whiff.
核心释义
A smell, especially an unpleasant one, that is carried briefly through the air.
- 1.
一阵微风;一股轻风;飘来的气息。
A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
- 2.
短暂吸气或呼气,尤指吸烟斗或香烟时喷出的烟。
A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
- 3.
短暂飘过空气中的(常为难闻的)气味。
An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.
- 4.
少量云、烟、蒸汽等;(旧)尤指一口烟。
A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically (obsolete), chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.
- 5.
用作信号的旗子。
A flag used as a signal.
- 6.
多种比目鱼之一,如(旧称)柠檬鲽,现尤指巨鳞鲆,也指(加修饰词时)大齿鲆或沙鲆类。
Any of a number of flatfish such as (dated) the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and (with a descriptive word) a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).
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某事物的轻微迹象;一阵、一瞥、一丝暗示。
A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.
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轻微的侵袭或接触。
A slight attack or touch.
- 9.
某物的特征;风味、滋味、味道。
A characteristic quality of something; a flavour, a savour, a taste.
- 10.
空气通过小孔的声音;短促或轻柔的哨声。
A sound like that of air passing through a small opening; a short or soft whistle.
- 11.
一种带舷外浮材的单人划桨船。
An outrigged boat for one person propelled by oar.
一口烟;一股(烟、蒸汽等);一阵微风;一丝气流;一丝迹象;些许迹象;特有的味道;风味;轻微的发作;一丝(病症等的)侵袭
用法In use
I got a whiff of garlic as soon as I entered the kitchen.
用法提示:whiff 作名词,表示‘一股气味’,指短暂闻到的气味。
He gave the wine a quick whiff before tasting it.
用法提示:whiff 作名词,与 give 搭配,表示‘闻一下’的动作。
Her speech had a whiff of arrogance that annoyed the audience.
用法提示:whiff 作名词,意为‘一丝、一点’,比喻某种特质或迹象。
a whiff of + [noun]
可指短暂的气味,也可指某事物的轻微迹象。
A whiff of garlic drifted from the kitchen.
一阵蒜味从厨房飘来。
catch a whiff of + [noun]
表示不经意间闻到,常用于口语。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- catch a whiff of
- 闻到一丝……
- I caught a whiff of fresh coffee as I walked past the café.我走过咖啡馆时,闻到一丝新鲜咖啡的香气。
- a faint whiff of
- 一丝淡淡的……气味
- There was a faint whiff of gas in the kitchen.厨房里有一丝淡淡的煤气味。
- a strong whiff of
- 一股浓烈的……气味
- A strong whiff of bleach hit us as we entered the room.我们走进房间时,一股浓烈的漂白剂气味扑面而来。
- a whiff of smoke
- 一股烟味;一缕烟
- A whiff of smoke drifted through the open window.一缕烟从开着的窗户飘进来。
- a whiff of scandal
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
“whiff”听起来像“微风”——一阵轻风或气味,“呼”地一下就飘过,记住它短暂易逝的感觉。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、文学描写、新闻报道 whiff 在表示“短暂飘过的气味”时,语气比较中性,口语和书面语中都可以使用;但多用于日常交流或非正式写作,正式学术文章里较少出现。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the spelling chunk -iff and rhyme with /ɪf/: sniff, stiff, cliff, skiff, tiff, miff. The target whiff also belongs to this group (commonly /hwɪf/ or /wɪf/). Beware of lookalikes that begin with whi- but do not rhyme: whip /wɪp/, whim /wɪm/, and whiffle /ˈwɪfəl/.
用法优先级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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