a smell that is only smelt briefly or faintly
一阵（微弱的）气味
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I caught a whiff of peachy perfume .我闻到一阵桃子似的香味。
[in sing.]
〈英，非正式〉 臭味。
[in sing.]an act of sniffing or inhaling, typically so as to determine or savour a scent
（尤指为辨别气味而）一吸；一闻
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one whiff of clothing and Fido was off .嗅了嗅布料的气味，然后菲豆就离开了。
[in sing.]a trace or hint of something bad, menacing, or exciting
一点点；些许（坏事、威胁或激动等的迹象或暗示）
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here was a man with a whiff of danger about him .这里有个人，他好像有点儿危险。
a puff or breath of air or smoke
吸（喷）气；吸（喷）烟。
〈北美，非正式〉 （主棒球，主高尔夫球）挥空棒。
[with obj.]get a brief or faint smell of
嗅，闻
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he could whiff the slightest reek .最微弱的臭味他也能闻出。
[no obj.]
〈英，非正式〉 发臭，有气味。
[no obj.]
〈北美，非正式〉 （主棒球，主高尔夫球）挥空棒。
another term for
同
" late 16th cent． （originally in the senses ‘gust of wind' and ‘inhalation of tobacco smoke'， also, as a verb, ‘blow with a slight gust’）： imitative．early 18th cent.: perhaps from
