English Dictionary

smell

IPA（発音記号）

/smɛl/

動詞

無修飾 比喩的用法 廃用 他動詞 連結動詞 自動詞

(transitive) To sense a smell or smells. / (intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.

日本語の意味

（他動詞）嗅覚を用いて匂いを感じる、嗅ぐ。 / （自動詞、補助的な形容詞との連結）特定の匂いを放つ、匂いがする。

She could smell the perfume on his coat.

彼女は彼のコートから香水の匂いを嗅ぎ取ることができた。

意味（1）

(transitive) To sense a smell or smells.

I can smell fresh bread.

意味（2）

(intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.

The roses smell lovely.

意味（3）

(intransitive, without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink.

Ew, this stuff smells.

意味（4）

(intransitive, figuratively) To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.

A report smells of calumny.

意味（5）

To detect or perceive; often with out.

I smell a device.

意味（6）

(obsolete) To give heed to.

So from that tyme forwarde I began to ſmell the word of god, and forſoke the ſchole doctors and ſuch foolries.

意味（7）

(transitive) To smell of; to have a smell of

I do smell all horse-piss

smells （ present singular third-person ）

smelling （ participle present ）

smelled （ participle past ）

smelled （ past ）

smelt （ participle past ）

smelt （ past ）