smell /smel/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
- (n.) the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
- (n.) the act of perceiving the odor of something
Chinese translation
- n. 味道, 气味, 嗅觉, 嗅, 臭味, 气息
- vt. 闻, 探出, 察觉, 发出...的气味
- vi. 嗅, 散发气味, 发臭
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb / noun
- Pronunciation
- /smel/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao · TOEFL
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.49 · Rare
Word forms
smelled, smells, smelling, smelt
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