1.~ (of sth)一点儿气味;一股气味a smell, especially one that you only smell for a short time
a whiff of cigar smoke一股雪茄烟味
He caught a whiff of perfume as he leaned towards her.他探身靠近她时闻到一股香水味。
2.~ (of sth)轻微的迹象(或感觉);一点点;些许a slight sign or feeling of sth
a whiff of danger一点点危险
3.挥空棒(击球未中)an unsuccessful attempt to hit the ball
1.[i](informal)有臭味;发臭to smell bad
2.[i]挥空棒(击球未中)to try without success to hit the ball
I knew the soup had a whiff of controversy around it, but I hadn't yet formed a personal policy, so I gave it a try.
我知道这道汤羹有很多争议,但我自己却还未形成明确的立场,所以决定尝试一把。
The whiff of racism is all the more disturbing because in most other respects Australia seems rather free of xenophobia.
因从其他许多方面看来澳洲相当的不排外,种族歧视的迹象愈加让人不安。
So it was with education in mind -- education with a whiff of indoctrination -- that I wanted them to see a woman give birth.
所以这是一种心理教育——点滴教化——我想要她们目睹一个女人生产的景象。
Keep in mind that no matter how much care you take to avoid the whiff of spam, there's a chance that some of your recipients will complain.
请记住,无论你多么小心地在避免(你的电子邮件)带上垃圾邮件的味道,总是难免遭到少数收件人的抱怨。
Astronomy may be hard science, but there's always been a whiff of Disney about it too.
尽管归属硬科学,但天文学里总有一些迪斯尼般的奇幻存在。
For her younger brother, the whiff of danger was a bonus: "It's really cool being in a place with tanks. "
对她的弟弟来说,冒一点险得到了回报,“能在有坦克的地方照相真酷,”他说。
She said although I wore some cologne, she could still vaguely smell a scummy whiff out of me.
她说虽然我身上喷了古龙水,但她还是能隐约闻到一股人渣味儿。
The only whiff of dodginess about the place is the city mayor's statement that it had been operating without some of the necessary permits.
市长声明说这家赌场一直都在无证经营。就所在位置来看,它似乎根本不像一家简单的娱乐场所。
Critics of the war in Afghanistan (and perhaps even its supporters) will detect at least a whiff of jingoism in the game.
阿富汗战争的批评者(也许甚至包括支持者)将会在游戏中发现至少一点沙文主义的痕迹。
She is let out of her protective cage once a year, for a whiff of fresh air.
她每年能从保护罩中出来一次,呼吸一下新鲜空气。
Unpleasant whiff aside, the tours have proved popular and at least two new operators have started up in recent months.
尽管气味不佳,但事实证明这一旅程很受欢迎,至少两家新公司在最近几月开张了。
Facebook is cleanly designed and has a classy, upmarket feel to it--a whiff of the Ivy League still clings.
Facebook有着简洁的设计,并且给人一种漂亮的、高档的感觉,这也是常春滕盟校一直坚持的方向。
It was Hillary Clinton, ironically, who gave the first whiff of this new reality on her first trip abroad as secretary of state in February.
具有讽刺意味的是,最早让人们感受到这种新现实的,是2月首次以国务卿身份出访的希拉里-克林顿(HillaryClinton)。
The Coynes' marriage has a whiff of a phantom variable that the matching algorithms don't seem to take into account: fate.
科因的婚姻有一点捉摸不定的变数,配对规则看起来也不能把它记录其中:命运。
Turns out, a whiff of sweat has the ability to turn a frog into a prince.
原来,一股汗味儿就能使青蛙变王子。
When an elephant gets a whiff of something interesting, it sniffs the air with its trunk raised up like a submarine periscope.
大象闻到一些感兴趣的味道,它就闻着那个味道翘起鼻子就像潜艇望远镜。
Or tried take a whiff of any of the vegetation that surrounds us everyday?
或者试着去吸一口我们周围植物的清新的气息吗?
He's got that great baby smell. Get a whiff of his head.
是呀,他的宝宝味好香嗅嗅他的头
like the whiff of a good smell to a ming too troubled to really smell it. . .
如雪茄的一个良好的气味了明太麻烦真正去味道它…
All satin and glossy wood panels, the living room has a modern, masculine flair with just a whiff of decadence.
木质墙板如绸缎般光滑,客厅里洋溢着一种现代的男性风格,其中掺杂着些许颓废的气息。
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