whiff

英 [wɪf]

美 [wɪf]

n.  一点儿气味; 一股气味; 轻微的迹象(或感觉); 一点点; 些许; 挥空(击球未中)
v.  有臭味; 发臭; 挥空棒(击球未中)

复数：whiffs　过去式：whiffed　现在分词：whiffing　第三人称单数：whiffs　过去分词：whiffed　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14450 / COCA.12029

牛津词典

noun

• 一点儿气味；一股气味
  a smell, especially one that you only smell for a short time
  1. a whiff of cigar smoke
     一股雪茄烟味
  2. He caught a whiff of perfume as he leaned towards her.
     他探身靠近她时闻到一股香水味。
• 轻微的迹象（或感觉）；一点点；些许
  a slight sign or feeling of sth
  1. a whiff of danger
     一点点危险
• 挥空（击球未中）
  an unsuccessful attempt to hit the ball

verb

• 有臭味；发臭
  to smell bad
• 挥空棒（击球未中）
  to try without success to hit the ball

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 一阵(气味)
  If there is awhiff ofa particular smell, you smell it only slightly or only for a brief period of time, for example as you walk past someone or something.
  1. He caught a whiff of her perfume.
     他闻到了她身上的一股香水味。
• N-COUNT 轻微的征兆;迹象
  Awhiff ofsomething bad or harmful is a slight sign of it.
  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。
  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。

英英释义

noun

• a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
• a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
• a short light gust of air
  Synonym:puffpuff of air

verb

• utter with a puff of air
  1. whiff out a prayer
• smoke and exhale strongly
  1. puff a cigar
  2. whiff a pipe
  Synonym:puff
• strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
• drive or carry as if by a puff of air
  1. The gust of air whiffed away the clouds
• perceive by inhaling through the nose
  1. sniff the perfume
  Synonym:sniff

双语例句

• Silver took a whiff or two of his pipe with great composure, and then ran on again.
  西尔弗不动声色地吸了一两口烟后又侃了起来。
• Many fear boredom – even the faintest whiff of boredom sends them right back to the game.
  很多人害怕无聊&即使最微弱的无聊感也会让他们立刻回到那个游戏中。
• In some corners of the commercial-property market a slight whiff of self-congratulation is in the air.
  在商业地产市场的某些角落里，空气中漂浮着一丝自得的气息。
• A whiff of ether will put you out in a few seconds.
  一剂乙醚几秒钟后就会使你失去知觉。
• 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。
• The instruction carried a whiff of revenge: This is what you wanted.
  这句话里面带有一丝报复的意味，好像在说：当初你自己想要做这份工作的。
• My fingers are extra fishy today, if you care to take a whiff.
  我的手指今天特别腥，不知道你想不想闻一下。
• 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。
• Her writings perhaps give us a dark picture of life, but she is no pessimist, since in pessimism there is generally a whiff of self-pity and a tacit plea.
  她的作品，也许给了我们一幅黑暗的人生图画，但她并不是一个消极主义者，因为，在消极主义中通常有一种自怜的情调和无言的辩白；
• A whiff of fresh air cleared his head.
  他吸了一点新鲜空气后头脑清醒了。