scent1/sɛnt; sent/n 1 [C] a pleasant smell 香味: +of the scent of roses 玫瑰的芳香2 [C] the smell that an animal or person leaves behind them〔动物或人留下的〕气味: The dogs soon picked up the fox's scent (=were able to follow the smell). 这些狗很快就找到了狐狸的气味。 3 [C,U] especially BrE a liquid with a pleasant smell that you put on your skin [ perfume ] 【尤英】香水see box at见 SMELL2 方框
scent2v [T] 1 if an animal scents another animal or a person, it knows that they are near because it can smell them〔动物〕嗅出…的气味2 written to suddenly think that something is going to happen or exists【书面】觉察出﹐预感到: We scented danger and decided to leave. 我们觉察到有危险﹐便决定离开。