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Ⅰ. noun1 H, F {; \6 z! |4 y
1. B2 [C] a pleasant natural smell: 8 @1 r7 V% y0 e2 o
» the scent of roses) X- e* @3 u, G; K/ E
Thesaurus+: ↑Smells and smelling
- |& j7 G& O4 l7 z- Z; e) z 2. F0 [C] a smell produced by an animal that acts as a signal to other animals:
( ^, x, N: U$ V/ W » The hounds had lost the scent of the fox near the river.8 v. z. m7 o# ^3 k
Thesaurus+: ↑Smells and smelling2 l& O. ]. w N
3. F0 [C or U] a pleasant-smelling liquid that people put on their skin: 2 q0 y9 ~: `( S9 F& p7 S6 F2 F
» a bottle of scent
7 g. Q4 ~% R. V6 m → SYNONYM PERFUME(Cf. ↑perfume)
: F; o% t9 r+ n1 w7 \" T Thesaurus+: ↑Toiletry and perfumes7 ^% w6 B5 K6 @7 k( V
$ }1 i( h+ R n! _Ⅱ. verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for scent
. v: U' x1 w3 E2 G a' h 1. F0 If an animal scents something or someone, it knows they are there because it can smell them.
7 \# U* o, Z6 l# Z# Z3 y Thesaurus+: ↑Animal (non-human) behaviour/ P5 A3 Q& K; ^( [0 Q6 O$ Z. @! A+ Z- D
2. F0 If a person scents something, they have a feeling that they are about to experience it: - Q( l4 }5 w+ D
» Halfway through the match, the team could already scent victory., P& [' Y5 [: _ B# r; d
Thesaurus+: ↑Predicting things and intuition4 _. B4 \/ \5 P/ W% f% i
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+ _# y1 A+ U$ X) |% P▪ I. scent 1 UK [sent] US noun [singular scent plural scents] ★
( |* P) T& V2 j; P 1. [countable] a particular smell, especially a pleasant one4 x3 z! k8 d* v
an apple with a rich flavour and scent
9 l6 p% y" c5 Q- | The sweet fresh scent of newly baked bread filled the house.
# r$ @. Y8 B5 Q7 H9 e9 O( r Thesaurus: pleasant smellshyponym
* b% N; j f) S 1a. [countable/uncountable] the smell that an animal or person has, which some animals can follow r% Q! c V* Y9 ^
pick up a scent (=start to follow a scent): Police tracker dogs picked up the man’s scent in the forest.
5 q0 Y; B! b, t( I be on the scent (=be following a smell): The dogs were soon on the fox’s scent.
. v! c: O" {3 D7 \+ W6 O9 c Thesaurus: hunting, shooting and fishinghyponym
% Y* a/ p2 G/ |9 { 2. [countable/uncountable] a liquid that people, especially women, put on their skin to make themselves smell nice; u. |" S4 Y' y I" W5 H9 l' q" Z
Thesaurus: perfumesynonym make-uphyponym * U7 V- B! i) o- r% u) c: o
3. [countable] usually singular a series of facts and signs that help someone to discover something2 R* g: r: d8 X4 Q1 z: l
The police were following a false scent.! @+ Z/ y+ Y4 b; c' L$ k
the first scent of suspicion
9 i+ L: d& s7 j1 I+ {8 w% K, L0 H Thesaurus: proof and evidencesynonym , }1 P$ _7 R( e% C4 ?" i# l1 X
Phrases: put someone off the scent ▪ scent of something ▪ throw off the scent
) e2 P2 l# x- P) r& l/ Y▪ II. scent 2 UK [sent] US verb [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they scent he/she/it scents present participle scenting past tense scented past participle scented]
! S" z& q+ E5 W, R/ L5 i 1. to make something have a particular smell
0 F) _5 w9 i+ J6 n, [+ i The smell of roses scented the room.0 C% ?, z- B% [% p1 C; g
Thesaurus: to produce a smellsynonym to shine, glow or give off lightsynonym
) s# m5 K- O4 y3 J. d 2. if an animal scents someone or something, it knows they are there because of their smell( m! w# v7 K$ X" H! t
Thesaurus: to taste or smell somethinghyponym animal behaviourhyponym senses and using the senseshyponym
! `, o5 Q0 m& Q7 v1 C/ g6 _ p 3. to feel that something is soon going to happen or be done9 y- t1 c0 }+ X* R! }+ `+ G7 `
Thesaurus: predicting and predictionsynonym $ f" A# K, }' S4 g7 k z
Phrase: scent blood
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0 h/ R; u2 D: b, O4 [( }: r4 ERELATED TOPICS: Odours, Hair & beauty+ P6 Z0 z' H4 J5 T. q# ~
2 _5 \ M% ~8 i. ^/ h/ hscentscent1 /sent/ ●○○ noun
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! l; X1 d9 Y& g0 i; L1 [countable]SMELL a pleasant smell that something has syn fragrance* C7 j& v9 C2 C4 |
◾a yellow rose with a lovely scent
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scent of
9 b' e( V6 F" k" l' E% V' A Q◾the sweet scent of ripe fruit2 z8 W4 y2 }4 {2 U
1 D4 ]4 O8 ?1 w$ ~$ r7 L► see thesaurus at smell/ T- }2 G- w3 U5 }/ T
' K6 M! V" @( K7 c& o0 r3 [0 n2 [countable] the smell of a particular animal or person that some other animals, for example dogs, can follow
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→ throw/put somebody off the scent
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4 [countable, uncountable] especially British EnglishSMELL a liquid that you put on your skin to make it smell pleasant syn perfume
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/ p6 H9 s# N! l3 hscentscent2 verb [transitive]
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1 to give a particular smell to something → perfume
% |+ N1 }. v3 p◾Honeysuckle and roses scented the air.
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5 P! m, X6 \1 s$ L% }% d2 writtenSURE to suddenly think that something is going to happen or exists. `6 Z* `1 E! } I
◾We scented danger and decided to leave.
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◾The press had immediately scented a story.* G. u8 f y/ \+ O* d {+ }0 [* M
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◾The trade unions have scented victory.
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3 if an animal scents another animal or a person, it knows that they are near because it can smell them
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6 B4 }; N& @: P6 Z. \4 ~& ^% q* F4 |" c /s'ent/ (scents scenting scented) " ] ?. l6 v4 g5 C; R L( ^; D
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The scent of something is the pleasant smell that it has. , t; A& `5 `; m& g0 M
Flowers are chosen for their scent as well as their look. 7 ~& ~# [# B" m8 p
= fragrance
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If something scents a place or thing, it makes it smell pleasant. 0 y2 m) G; q* N! P8 m2 V
Jasmine flowers scent the air...
; n5 L% X9 s7 U1 Y! sScent your drawers and wardrobe with your favourite aromas. ; {9 o1 E- j8 x3 L& r: w3 V3 @
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Scent is a liquid which women put on their necks and wrists to make themselves smell nice. (BRIT; in AM, use perfume) " ~* `: ^: c5 e: R1 w
She dabbed herself with scent.
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. G( Y/ @; L# G/ A( DThe scent of a person or animal is the smell that they leave and that other people sometimes follow when looking for them.
' ^5 c; a+ `/ S+ |4 dA police dog picked up the murderer's scent... 7 {/ ?1 \) |$ T$ w- b
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When an animal scents something, it becomes aware of it by smelling it. , N, S4 y% Q1 c6 x
...dogs which scent the hidden birds.
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