单词：scenting
vt. 闻到（scent的现在分词形式）
p. pr. & vb. n. of Scent
词型变化：名词复数形式 : scentings
scent的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)
- The dog easily picked up the scent of the murderer.狗毫不费力地嗅出了谋杀者的气味。
- The scent was of leaves and turned earth.这是树叶和新翻泥土的气味。
- Through the window I caught the scent of syringa.从窗口我闻到紫丁香的香味。
- His nostrils dilated with the scent of the air.他的鼻孔因为空气中的香味而张大了。
- The police are on the scent of the thieves.警察发现了小偷的线索。
- The false alibi threw the police off the scent .那个不在犯罪现场的伪证使警方失去了线索.
用作动词(v.)
- The dog scented a rat.那狗嗅出有老鼠的气味。
- The dog scent a rabbit and run off after it.狗嗅到了一只兔子便追了上去。
- The press could scent a scandal.记者们觉得可能有丑闻。
- Scent the room with your favourite aromas.让屋子里充满你最喜欢的香气吧。
常见句型
用作名词(n.)
- The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。
- The winds came down with scents of the grass and wild flowers.微风送来阵阵青草和野花的香气。
- The girl always uses too much scent.这姑娘总是用过多的香水。
- The hounds followed the stag's scent.那群猎犬循臭味追寻牡鹿。
- A dog has keen scent.狗具有灵敏的嗅觉。
用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.- The cat scented a rat by a hole.猫在洞旁嗅出有一只老鼠。
- Could you scent the fish?你能闻出有鱼的味道吗?
- He scented a crime.他识破了一项罪行。
- She scented the danger.她感到了危险。
- She used lemon juice to scent her hair.她用柠檬汁喷香头发。
- The beautiful girl's coming seems to scent the air in the hall.美女的到来仿佛使空气中增添了香气。
- Roses scent the air in spring.春天,玫瑰使空气中溢满香气。 1
- It seemed that his handkerchief was scented.他的手帕上好像洒过香水。
- I scented that all was not well.我觉得什么地方出了问题。
常用短语
用作名词(n.)
on the scent of- 循某人〔物〕的线索likely to find sb/sth soon
- 使某人失去线索(尤指为其提供错误信息)mislead sb, especially by giving him false informationput〔throw〕 sb off the scent
The thief managed to throw his pursuers off the scent.
小偷终于把追踪者甩掉了。
用作动词(v.)
scent out (v.+adv.)- 〈非正〉嗅出 to find sb/sth by smellingscent sth ⇔ out
The police were able in the end to scent out the criminals' hiding place.
最后,警察终于查出了罪犯们的藏身之所。
词汇搭配
用作名词 (n.)
动词+～- follow up the scent闻着臭迹追赶
- get〔take〕 the scent闻出臭迹,找到线索
- give a false scent给假线索
- give forth a scent散发出气味
- false〔wrong〕 scent假线索
- acute〔keen〕 scent敏锐的嗅觉
- by scent凭嗅觉
- off the scent失去猎物的臭迹,失去线索
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词- scent danger感到了危险
- scent fish闻出鱼的味道
- scent hiding place找出了藏身之所
- scent a rat闻出有一只老鼠
- scent air使空气中充满香气
- scent hair喷洒头发使之散发出香味
- scent boldly明显地发觉
- scent delicately灵敏地发觉
- scent disgustingly发出讨厌的味道
- scent fragrantly散发出香味
- scent instinctively本能地察觉到
- scent pungently发出刺鼻的味道
- scent out嗅出
- scent for寻找…
- scent of嗅出有…的气味
- scent with充满了…味
经典引文
He shuffled on..finding his way toward food more by scent than by sight.
出自：N. AlgrenIf it scents its prey, it swings its head..to determine the direction.
出自：D. AttenboroughI could scent her tobacco.
出自：P. Benson