whiff是什么意思
vt. 吸；喷出
n. 一点点；单人小划艇；琴鲆属鱼；吸气或吹气
vi. 喷气；垂钓；轻吹
英文词源
- 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.
中文解释
音：微拂，微风，晚风微拂澎湖湾，海浪逐沙滩实用例句
- 1. Not a whiff of scandal has ever tainted his private life.
- 他的私生活没有爆出过一丁点儿的丑闻。来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.
- 这个电视节目有些伪善和夸耀的嫌疑。来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He caught a whiff of her perfume.
- 他闻到了她身上的一股香水味。来自柯林斯例句
- 4. a whiff of cigar smoke
- 一股雪茄烟味来自《权威词典》
- 5. Now and again , he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell.
- 他不时闻到一股怪味.来自《简明英汉词典》
