"scenting" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 聞嗅
• 使有香味
• 嗅探

Definition

察覺或嗅到氣味的行為，或賦予某物香氣。可以指動物跟蹤氣味，也可以指人給東西加香味。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於描述動物（如狗）跟蹤氣味，也用於描述給物品加香。在日常口語中，多用'聞'描述人聞氣味。常見搭配：'scenting prey'（追蹤獵物）等。不要在所有場合和'smelling'互換。

Examples

The dog is scenting the ground for tracks.

狗正在地上**聞嗅**蹤跡。

She is scenting her handkerchief with lavender.

她正在用薰衣草**使**手帕**有香味**。

Wolves are scenting the air for danger.

狼在**嗅探**空氣，感覺危險。

The police dog kept scenting until it found the missing person.

警犬不斷**嗅探**，直到找到失蹤者。

She spent the afternoon scenting homemade soaps for gifts.

她整個下午都在為禮物**添加香氣**到自製肥皂。

I noticed the cat scenting around the new furniture, probably marking its territory.

我注意到貓在新傢俱周圍**聞嗅**，可能是在標記領地。