LEARNit Dictionary

smell

linking verb
A2
1
A2
to have a particular smell
بویی داشتن, رایحه داشتن
2
A2
to notice or recognize a particular smell
بو کردن, بوییدن
I was watching television when I smelled smoke.
He said he could smell gas when he entered the room.
The dog had smelt a rabbit.
I could smell alcohol on his breath.
Snow fell so that you could almost smell the cold.
Can you smell something burning?
As she came downstairs, she smelled bacon cooking.
I could smell that something was burning.
3
to be able to notice and recognize smells
بو کشیدن, بوییدن, استشمام کردن, حس کردن بو
I can't smell because I've got a bad cold.
I can't smell anything because I've got a bad cold.
4
A2
to put your nose near something and breathe in so that you can discover or identify its smell
بو کشیدن, بوییدن, بو کردن, استشمام کردن
Smell this and tell me what you think it is.
I bent down to smell the flowers.
He leaned in closer and smelled the perfume she was wearing.
synonym sniff
5
A2
to have an unpleasant smell
بوی بد دادن, بوی ناخوشایند دادن, بوی تعفن داشتن, بوی نامطلوب داشتن, بوی زننده دادن, بوی ناپسندی دادن
The drains smell.
Does my breath smell?
He hadn't washed for days and was beginning to smell.
After a few days, the meat began to smell.
It smells in here.
It smells awful in here.
6
to feel that something exists or is going to happen
احساس کردن, حس کردن
He smelt danger.
I can smell trouble.
noun
A2
1
A2
the quality of something that people and animals sense through their noses
بو, رایحه
2
A2
an unpleasant smell
بوی ناخوشایند, بوی بد, بوی تعفن
What's that smell?
Yuk! What a smell!
See if you can get rid of the smell.
3
B1
the ability to sense things with the nose
حس بویایی, بویایی
Dogs have a very good sense of smell.
Taste and smell are closely connected.
4
the act of smelling something
استشمام, بو کشیدن
He took one smell of the liquid and his eyes began to water.
synonym sniff