smell
in Vietnamese Ngửi thấy, nhận biết mùi
BrE /smel/ AmE /smel/
verb / noun / adjective en → vi
past smelt pp smelt ing smelling
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
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I can smell something burning.
Tôi có thể ngửi thấy mùi khói.
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
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She smelled her perfume.
Cô ấy đã ngửi thử nước hoa của mình.
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
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The coffee smells good.
Cà phê có mùi ngon.
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
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She has a very sensitive sense of smell.
Cô ấy có một khứu giác rất nhạy bén.
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
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The room has an unpleasant smell.
Phòng có mùi khó chịu.
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
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This project smells of failure.
Dự án này có vẻ sẽ thất bại.
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
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The whole situation smells of fraud.
Tất cả tình huống này có mùi gian lận.
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
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The meeting smells of conflict.
Cuộc họp có vẻ sẽ dẫn đến xung đột.