"smelling" in Chinese (Simplified)

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Definition

用鼻子感知气味的行为，或描述某物散发出某种气味。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Smelling'通常指正在用鼻子闻某物（主动），而不是说明某物有气味。也可用于描述某物气味浓烈时。

Examples

He is smelling the flowers.

他在**闻**花。

The kitchen is smelling like cookies.

厨房里**闻到**饼干的味道。

Why are you smelling your shirt?

你为什么在**闻**你的衬衫？

I keep smelling something weird in here.

我总是**闻到**这里有奇怪的味道。

After smelling the milk, she decided not to drink it.

**闻**了牛奶后，她决定不喝了。

Dogs are great at smelling things humans can't detect.

狗很擅长**闻**到人类闻不到的东西。