smell的过去式是smelt。smell用作及物动词时,表示“闻到,嗅到”,指闻某人或物以分辨其气味,也指“闻出”某人或某物的气味。引申可指“觉察”到某事。接名词、代词、动名词、that或wh-从句作宾语或同源宾语,有时可接以现在分词充当补足语的复合宾语。
smell可以用作名词
smell作“嗅觉”解时,表示鼻子闻出或分辨气味的能力,用作不可数名词。
smell表示“气味”时,既指好的气味,又指难闻的气味,用作不可数名词。
smell还可表示“闻,嗅”的动作,一般用单数形式。
1、The savoury smell greeted them as they went through the door.
他们进门时一阵香味扑鼻而来。
2、I could smell the honeyed ripeness of melons and peaches.
我能闻到瓜桃熟透了的香甜味道。
3、The barn was filled with the sour-sweet smell of fresh dung.
谷仓里弥漫着新粪酸甜的气味。