whiff

• vt. 吸；噴出
• n. 一點點；單人小劃艇；琴鮃屬魚；吸氣或吹氣
• vi. 噴氣；垂釣；輕吹

擬聲詞。

whiff (n.)

13c., weffe "foul scent or odor," of imitative origin. Modern form became popular late 16c. with tobacco smoking, probably influenced by whiffle "blow in gusts or puffs" (1560s). The verb in the baseball slang sense "to swing at a ball and miss" first recorded 1913.

1. Not a whiff of scandal has ever tainted his private life.

他的私生活沒有爆出過一丁點兒的醜聞。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.

這個電視節目有些偽善和誇耀的嫌疑。

來自柯林斯例句

3. He caught a whiff of her perfume.

他聞到了她身上的一股香水味。

來自柯林斯例句

4. a whiff of cigar smoke

一股雪茄煙味

來自《權威詞典》

5. Now and again , he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell.

他不時聞到一股怪味.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》