1.(have odour)有种特定气味;发出气味
Dinner smells delicious.晚餐闻起来很美味。
The substance smells like fresh soil.这种物质闻起来像清新土壤的气息。
2.(smell bad)难闻;发出臭味
The fridge is beginning to smell.冰箱开始散发出难闻的味道。
Do my feet smell?我的脚臭吗?
3.to smell of sth
(give indications of)带有…的意味;有…的迹象
He smells of money.他感到这个和金钱有关系。
It smelled of corruption.有腐败的迹象。
4.(seem corrupt)不可靠;有破产迹象