whiff
英[wɪf] 美[wɪf]
"sniff the perfume"
"The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"
"puff a cigar"
"whiff a pipe"
"whiff out a prayer"
1.一阵(气味)
If there is awhiff of a particular smell, you smell it only slightly or only for a brief period of time, for example as you walk past someone or something.
whiff的解释
e.g. He caught awhiff of her perfume.
他闻到了她身上的一股香水味。
2.轻微的征兆;迹象
Awhiff of something bad or harmful is a slight sign of it.
e.g. Not awhiff 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。
e.g. The TV show had thewhiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.
这个电视节目有些伪善和夸耀的嫌疑。
1. whiff
1. 一吹：whichsoever 不论何者 |whiff 一吹 |whiffet 小狗
2. whiff
2. 一点点：bailout loans 紧急援助贷款 |whiff 一点点 | old-fashioned 传统的,老套的
3. 吹起：ditch 摆脱 |whiff 吹起 | politicisation 政治化
4. 喷出：fragrance:芬芳 |whiff:喷出 | magnolia:木兰
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。
He caught a whiff of her perfume.
他闻到了她身上的一股香水味。
a whiff of cigar smoke
一股雪茄烟味
Now and again , he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell.
他不时闻到一股怪味.
He always retreated emotionally at the first whiff of conflict.
只要有一点冲突的迹象,他在感情上就退缩.
Journalists caught a whiff of scandal and pursued the actress relentlessly.
记者抓到了丑闻的一点线索,于是对这个女演员穷追不舍.
A whiff of fresh air cleared his head.
他吸了一点新鲜空气后头脑清醒了.
This little whiff of temper seemed to cool Silver down.
船长这顿发作似乎让希尔弗平静了许多.
Something good must be cooking; I got a whiff of it.
一定在做什么好菜, 我已闻到味道了.
I caught a whiff of cigar smoke when I entered his room.
我走进他的房间时,闻到一股雪茄烟的气味.
There is a whiff of sarcasm in it.
这里面带有一点点讥讽的味道.
I want a whiff of fresh air.
我要吸一口新鲜空气.
A whiff of cigarette smoke struck his nostrils.
一缕香烟钻进他的鼻孔.
There is more than a whiff of propaganda.
所含之宣传实在不止一点点.
The Hispaniola rolled steadily, dipping her bowsprit nod and then with a whiff of spray.
西斯潘尼奥拉号稳稳地向前驶去, 船首的斜桅杆不时被一阵飞溅的浪花打湿.
Give her a whiff of fresh air with the bellows.
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