Whiff
[ (h)wif ]
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n. 吸气或吹气;一种比目鱼;<口>难闻的气味;小雪茄烟;
vt. 吸;喷出;击球失败;
vi. 喷气;垂钓;轻吹;
📝 例句
Now and again , he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell.
他不时闻到一股怪味.
🌱 联想助记
象声词，吹的声音；音：微拂，微风，晚风微拂澎湖湾，海浪逐沙滩
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
whiff
n
~ (of sth)
(a) faint smell or puff of air or smoke 些微的气味、 空气或烟
catch a whiff of perfume, of cigar smoke 闻到一股香水味、 雪茄烟味
have a whiff of fresh air 吸一点儿新鲜空气
(fig 比喻) a whiff (ie a trace or hint) of danger, scandal, suspicion 有点危险、 丑事、 怀疑.
(b) small amount breathed in （呼吸时）吸入少量的某物
a whiff of anaesthetic 吸入一点麻醉剂
He took a few whiffs, ie of a cigar, pipe, etc. 他吸了几口（雪茄、 烟斗等）.
(c) (infml euph 口, 婉) bad smell 难闻的气味
There is an awful whiff coming from the dustbin. 垃圾箱里冒出很臭的味.
🔁 扩展释义
*[hwif]n. 一吹, 一吸, 一阵, 一点点, 一口烟vi. 轻轻地吹, 喷气, 三击不中出局, 垂钓vt. 吹送, 喷出, 吸, 使三击不中出局【医】 吹气, 喷气
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Yes?
真的？
I told him to stay till he calls.
我告诉他留下来等他打电话来。
Among the different types of bee, it is the honey bee that has most interested scientists because of the language they use to communicate with each other.
在这些不同种类的蜂中，因为蜜蜂能用"语言相互传递信息，科学家们对它们最感兴趣。