smell

S1 W1

in Vietnamese Ngửi thấy, nhận biết mùi

BrE /smel/ AmE /smel/

verb / noun / adjective en → vi

past smelt pp smelt ing smelling

1 SENSE WITH NOISE [intransitive] A1

Ngửi thấy, nhận biết mùi

to use your nose to notice a smell or气味 (to use one's nose to perceive an odor or scent)

  • smell something

Collocations smell smoke · smell the sea

  • I can smell something burning.

    Tôi có thể ngửi thấy mùi khói.

2 SENSE WITH ACTION [transitive] A1

Ngửi, hít vào mũi

to use your nose to notice a smell or气味 (to perceive an odor by using one's nose)

  • smell something

Collocations smell the flowers · smell your food before you eat it

  • She smelled her perfume.

    Cô ấy đã ngửi thử nước hoa của mình.

3 TASTE [transitive] A2

Vị, nếm thử

to taste something, especially food or drink气味 (to taste something, particularly food or beverages)

  • smell something

Collocations smell the wine · smell the soup

  • The coffee smells good.

    Cà phê có mùi ngon.

4 BODY PART [noun] A1

Mũi, cơ quan khứu giác

the part of your body that you use to notice smells气味 (the organ used for perceiving odors)

  • have a good/bad sense of smell

Collocations a keen sense of smell · lose your sense of smell

  • She has a very sensitive sense of smell.

    Cô ấy có một khứu giác rất nhạy bén.

5 QUALITY [noun] A2

Mùi, mùi vị

the quality of having a particular smell气味 (having a specific odor or scent)

  • have a strong/pleasant smell

Collocations a sweet smell · an unpleasant smell

  • The room has an unpleasant smell.

    Phòng có mùi khó chịu.

6 INTENTION [transitive] B1

Mục tiêu, hướng tới

to aim to do something气味 (aiming to achieve a goal)

  • smell of something

Collocations smell of success · smell of danger

  • This project smells of failure.

    Dự án này có vẻ sẽ thất bại.

7 DISLIKE [transitive] B2

Khiếp sợ, ghét bỏ

to dislike someone or something strongly气味 (disliking someone or something intensely)

  • smell of something

Collocations smell of corruption · smell of hypocrisy

  • The whole situation smells of fraud.

    Tất cả tình huống này có mùi gian lận.

8 APPEARANCE [transitive] B2

Có vẻ như, có dấu hiệu

to look as if you are going to do something气味 (appearing likely to do something)

  • smell of something

Collocations smell of trouble · smell of a deal

  • The meeting smells of conflict.

    Cuộc họp có vẻ sẽ dẫn đến xung đột.