- scent n.
氣味, 香味, 香水, 線索, 嗅覺, 臭跡
vt.聞出, 嗅, 發覺, 循著遺臭追蹤, 使充滿氣味
vi.嗅獵, 發出氣味
- 習慣用語
- be off the scent 失去獵物的臭跡, 追錯方向; [喻]迷失方向, 失去線索
- be on a wrong [false]scent (獵狗)追錯方向; [喻]迷失方向
- be on the (right) scent (獵狗)找到獵物的臭跡; [喻]有頭緒, 獲得線索
- blazing [burning, hot] scent 強烈的臭跡(便於獵狗跟蹤)
- cast about for the scent (獵狗)尋找(獵物等)
- false [wrong]scent 使獵狗迷失方向的假臭跡; [喻]騙人的線索, 錯誤的跡象
- follow up the scent (獵狗)聞著臭跡追趕; [喻]追蹤
- get scent of (=take the scent of) 聞出; 發覺有了頭緒
- have no scent for 對於...沒有敏感
- hunt by scent 憑嗅覺追趕
- lose the scent 失去獵物的臭跡[蹤跡]; 失掉線索
- put on a false [wrong] scent (製造假象)使迷失方向
- put[throw] sb. off the scent (用替身等)使人迷失線索[方向]
- put [throw] sb. on the scent 使人跟蹤追趕
- put on the scent (獵物的臭跡)使獵狗跟蹤追趕; [轉]給人以線索, 使人跟蹤追捕
- recover the scent (獵狗)重新找到線索
- scentout 聞到, 嗅出, 覺察到