Whiff
[ (h)wif ]
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n. 吸气或吹气;一种比目鱼;<口>难闻的气味;小雪茄烟;
vt. 吸;喷出;击球失败;
vi. 喷气;垂钓;轻吹;
📝 例句
Now and again , he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell.
他不时闻到一股怪味.
🌱 联想助记
象声词，吹的声音；音：微拂，微风，晚风微拂澎湖湾，海浪逐沙滩
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
whiff
n
~ (of sth)
(a) faint smell or puff of air or smoke 些微的气味、 空气或烟
catch a whiff of perfume, of cigar smoke 闻到一股香水味、 雪茄烟味
have a whiff of fresh air 吸一点儿新鲜空气
(fig 比喻) a whiff (ie a trace or hint) of danger, scandal, suspicion 有点危险、 丑事、 怀疑.
(b) small amount breathed in （呼吸时）吸入少量的某物
a whiff of anaesthetic 吸入一点麻醉剂
He took a few whiffs, ie of a cigar, pipe, etc. 他吸了几口（雪茄、 烟斗等）.
(c) (infml euph 口, 婉) bad smell 难闻的气味
There is an awful whiff coming from the dustbin. 垃圾箱里冒出很臭的味.
🔁 扩展释义
*[hwif]n. 一吹, 一吸, 一阵, 一点点, 一口烟vi. 轻轻地吹, 喷气, 三击不中出局, 垂钓vt. 吹送, 喷出, 吸, 使三击不中出局【医】 吹气, 喷气
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Five hundred dollars, please. And could you give me ten dollar in small change?
请换500美元。再另外能否给我10元的小面额零钱？
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
要奋斗，要探索，要有所发现，而不要屈服。
No, by air.
不，坐飞机去。