whiff

/hwif/ uk　 词频 #12029

英语专业八级

whiff 是什么意思

中文释义

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

英文释义

n. a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil

n. a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike

v. drive or carry as if by a puff of air

v. strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third

whiff 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 whiff 在自然语境里怎么用：

There is something in the air in Birmingham and it's not the faint whiff of overflowing wheelie bins.

—— Frustration, apathy and hope: Birmingham divided as extraordinary election looms

The puritanism that prowls the back caverns of the culture tends to snap to attention when it detects a whiff of vanity.

—— The New Age of Performance Anxiety

The open threats probably wouldn’t fly past committee, but Jerry’s willingness to sacrifice student wellbeing for profit has the whiff of many a modern Ivy League president.

—— Ten fictional professors ranked by plausibility.

When I say “the smell of the ocean” or “a whiff of freshly cut grass,” these are only verbal caricatures — like giving a name to a ghost.

—— Why AI can’t smell. Current “e-nose” technology is the size of a fridge, costs a half million dollars, and takes six hours to run a sample

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