whiff

英[wɪf] 美[wɪf]
  • n. 一吹；一阵香气；香烟的一口
  • v. 轻轻地吹；吹送；使被三阵出局
whiffer whiffed whiffed whiffing whiffs
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Noun:
  1. a short light gust of air

  2. a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil

  3. a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike

Verb:
  1. perceive by inhaling through the nose;

    "sniff the perfume"

  2. drive or carry as if by a puff of air;

    "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"

  3. strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third

  4. smoke and exhale strongly;

    "puff a cigar"
    "whiff a pipe"

  5. utter with a puff of air;

    "whiff out a prayer"

双语例句

1. Not a whiff of scandal has ever tainted his private life.
他的私生活没有爆出过一丁点儿的丑闻。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.
这个电视节目有些伪善和夸耀的嫌疑。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He caught a whiff of her perfume.
他闻到了她身上的一股香水味。

来自柯林斯例句

4. a whiff of cigar smoke
一股雪茄烟味

来自《权威词典》

5. Now and again , he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell.
他不时闻到一股怪味.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. I caught a whiff of perfume as she passed me.
      她从我身边走过时，我闻到一股香水味。
    2. Mr. Officer, I just baked cookies. Look, take a whiff of these.
      大人先生，我只是在考小甜饼。看
    3. A whiff of gas will quickly put you off.
      你吸一口麻醉气体马上就会进入麻醉状态。

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