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smell

/ˈsmɛl/

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noun

plural smells

[count] the quality of a thing that you can sense with your nose :odor

the distinctive smell of onions

the smell [=scent] of her perfume

an unpleasant odor

What is that smell?

[noncount] :the ability to notice or recognize odors :the ability to smell things

Dogs have a keen sense of smell.

[singular] :an act of smelling something

One smell [=whiff] of this perfume and you will fall in love with it.

verb

smells; smelled or Brit smelt ; smelling

[+ obj] :to use your nose to sense smells

She leaned over and smelled the flowers.

She smelled [=sniffed] the milk to see if it was sour.

to be able to use your nose to sense smells [no obj]

I have a cold right now so I can't smell. [+ obj]

I can't smell anything because I'm so stuffed up.

c not used in progressive tenses [+ obj] :to notice something because of its smell

I could smell dinner cooking.

I think I smell gas.

[linking verb] :to have a particular smell

This car smells like mold.

That soup smells good. - sometimes + of

He smelled of alcohol.

b not used in progressive tenses [no obj] :to have a bad smell

Whew, what smells?

These sneakers smell. [=stink]

[+ obj] :to sense or detect (something) :to think that (something) is going to happen

Can't you smell the profits?

As the end of the game got closer, our team began to smell victory. [=began to sense/feel that victory was very near]

I smell trouble. [=I think there's going to be trouble]

[no obj] :to appear or seem to have a certain quality

Something doesn't smell [=seem] right about this deal.

come out/up smelling like a rose

xem rose

smell a rat

xem rat

smell out

[phrasal verb]

smell (something) out or smell out (something) :to find (something) by smelling it

Police have trained the dogs to smell out [=sniff out] drugs.

(stop and) smell the roses

xem rose

* Các từ tương tự:
smelling salts, smelly