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odor

/oh-der/US // ˈoʊ dər //UK // (ˈəʊdə) //

气味,异味,臭味,臭气

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell: to have an unpleasant odor.
    • : a sensation perceived by the sense of smell; scent.
    • : an agreeable scent; fragrance.
    • : a disagreeable smell.
    • : a quality or property characteristic or suggestive of something: An odor of suspicion surrounded his testimony.
    • : repute: in bad odor with the whole community.
    • : Archaic. something that has a pleasant scent.

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Examples

  • It might seem obvious, but it will clear out a lot of lingering odors.

  • They trained the mice so that the animals only licked a water spout when they “smelled” the artificial odor, generated by a light pattern and “unlikely to correspond to specific known chemical odorants” in nature, the team explained.

  • To make better sense of the data, the team then combined all their data into a mathematical model of our sense of odors.

  • After “smelling” the synthetic odor, mice reliably licked the correct spout.

  • The synthetic odor didn’t objectively exist, but the mice behaved as though they smelled it anyway, the researchers found.

  • They emit an odor that no human being should inhale, and yet you have.

  • And, typing that, it occurs to me how rarely we hear modern Americans use the word happy without an odor of irony.

  • When Sterling first bought the Ardmore, he remarked on its odor to Davenport.

  • The odor wrenched the stomach and made one hesitant to breathe.

  • I could forgive Christie for Bridgegate if he could just eliminate this odor.

  • The fire crackled around the Dutch ovens, and the odor of coffee came floating by.

  • The odor of Seton's cheroot announced itself above the oriental perfume with which the place was laden.

  • A sour odor is normal for nursing infants, and is noted in mild diarrheas of older children.

  • These cigars are usually pressed, and burn well, leaving a dark-colored ash, and emitting a fragrant odor.

  • The late roses and white lilies were in full bloom, the latter filling the air with a sweet odor and making a lovely background.