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smell

英 [smel] 美[smɛl]

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vi. 嗅，闻；有…气味
vt. 嗅，闻；察觉到；发出…的气味
n. 气味，嗅觉；臭味

考试真题

I'm extremely sensitive to sounds, smells and visual detail, explains Nicole Donohue, who has taken part in many of these studies.

When the rats detect the smell, they stop and rub their legs to indicate a sample is infected.

When they interact, they aren't afraid to smell each other and will express themselves clearly and honestly. Once again, it seems we have a lot to learn from dogs.

Products which are usually considered unsuitable for selling online include those that have a taste or smell component.

Although we may not be aware of chemicals like pheromones consciously, we give and receive loads of information through smell in every interaction with other people.

Any fishy or strong smell means the fish isn't fresh.

Any smell might attract natural enemies that would try to eat the little comforting pats.

Back in 1983, two scientists, Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin, reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get.

For example, just one of his cantaloupes filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the taste was even sweeter.

Fresh fish should smell sweet: you should feel that you're standing at the ocean's edge.

He believes design must take into account the sensory side of our nature—sight, smell, touch and taste.

It didn't look that bad, and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell, it didn't offend the nose so much, either.

Particular scents also have an effect: diners who got the scent of lavender stayed longer and spent more than those who smelled lemon, or no scent.

Smell, however, does seem to play a part in human attraction.

Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping, so they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day.

The only hope was Balto, Kaasen's lead dog, Balto put his nose to the ground, trying to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail.

The smell really burned the inside of your nose.

When dad took off the lid, the smell nearly knocked us out.

When we complained about the terrible smell, dad said the stronger the manure, the healthier the crops, and he was right.

Where we use sound and sight to communicate, ants depend primarily on pheromone, chemicals sent out by individuals and smelled or tasted by fellow members of their colony.

” said one recorder of events, “The air at twelve leagues’ distance smelt as sweet as a new-blown garden.

"We'd assumed we'd have to give it a moving head and tail, facial features, and put a scene on it to make it smell like a real rat, but that wasn't necessary," says Janet wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia, who helped with the research.

The study also found that the genes for smell were something shared in friends but not genes for immunity.

Why this similarity exists in smell genes is difficult to explain, for now.