whiff

英 [wɪf] 美 [wɪf]

• n. 一吹；一阵香气；香烟的一口
• v. 轻轻地吹；吹送；使被三阵出局

英英释义

Noun:

1. a short light gust of air

2. a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil

3. a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike

Verb:

1. perceive by inhaling through the nose;

   "sniff the perfume"
   

2. drive or carry as if by a puff of air;

   "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"
   

3. strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third

4. smoke and exhale strongly;

   "puff a cigar"
   "whiff a pipe"
   

5. utter with a puff of air;

   "whiff out a prayer"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. I caught a whiff of perfume as she passed me.
   她从我身边走过时，我闻到一股香水味。
2. Mr. Officer, I just baked cookies. Look, take a whiff of these.
   大人先生，我只是在考小甜饼。看
3. 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。

经典引文

• Give her a whiff of fresh air with the bellows.

  出自： Dickens

词汇搭配

• skew-whiff 歪斜的
• whiff of grapeshot 一阵葡萄弹,几发小霰...
• whiff of grape-shot 几发小霰弹,一小阵葡...

近反义词

【近义词】

• smell 气味
• scent 气味
• odor 气味
• fume 烟
• breath 呼吸
• air 空气
• breeze 微风
• aroma 浓香
• hint 暗示
• odour <英>气味（尤指不好闻的...
• trace 痕迹
• vestige 丝毫
• sign 手势
• suggestion 建议
• whisper 低语
• puff 喷出
• sniff 嗅