whiff
英[w?f]
美[w?f]
- vt. 吸；噴出
- n. 一點點；單人小劃艇；琴鲆屬魚；吸氣或吹氣
- vi. 噴氣；垂釣；輕吹
詞態變化
復數:?whiffs;第三人稱單數:?whiffs;過去式:?whiffed;過去分詞:?whiffed;現在分詞:?whiffing;
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音：微拂，微風，晚風微拂澎湖灣，海浪逐沙灘
中文詞源
whiff 一股氣味
擬聲詞。
英文詞源
- whiff (n.)
- 13c., weffe "foul scent or odor," of imitative origin. Modern form became popular late 16c. with tobacco smoking, probably influenced by whiffle "blow in gusts or puffs" (1560s). The verb in the baseball slang sense "to swing at a ball and miss" first recorded 1913.
雙語例句
- 1. Not a whiff of scandal has ever tainted his private life.
- 他的私生活沒有爆出過一丁點兒的丑聞。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.
- 這個電視節目有些偽善和夸耀的嫌疑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He caught a whiff of her perfume.
- 他聞到了她身上的一股香水味。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. a whiff of cigar smoke
- 一股雪茄煙味
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. Now and again , he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell.
- 他不時聞到一股怪味.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》